Download or read book Highway Projects written by Susan D. Sawtelle and published by . This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the Nat. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), federal agencies evaluate the potential environmental impacts of proposed projects. The Fed. Highway Admin. (FHWA) has developed a process for NEPA review for federal-aid highway projects, such as roads and bridges. Eighteen states have state environmental policy acts (SEPAs) that also require the review of environmental impacts of a variety of actions for highway projects. This report focuses on environmental review of highway projects in states with SEPAs and addresses (1) factors determining whether federal or state environmental reviews are required; (2) how state and federal review requirements compare; and (3) the extent of any duplication in federal and state reviews, including frequency and cost. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

Download or read book Highway projects many federal and state environmental review requirements are similar and little duplication of effort occurs written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highway Projects Many Federal and State Environmental Review Requirements Are Similar and Little Duplication of Effort Occurs written by Government Accountability Office and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Under NEPA, federal agencies evaluate the potential environmental impacts of proposed projects. FHWA has developed a process for NEPA reviews for federal-aid highway projects, such as roads or bridges. According to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and GAO analysis, 18 states have SEPAs that also require the review of environmental impacts of a variety of actions for highway projects. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) required GAO to examine state environmental reviews for highway projects, including whether they duplicate federal environmental reviews for federal-aid highway projects. This report focuses solely on environmental reviews of highway projects in states with SEPAs and addresses 1) factors determining whether federal or state environmental reviews are required; 2) how state and federal review requirements compare; and 3) the extent of any duplication in federal and state reviews, including frequency and cost. GAO reviewed FHWA and CEQ documents and interviewed officials of these federal agencies; analyzed state laws and regulations; surveyed the 18 states with SEPAs required for highway projects; and interviewed selected state agencies within 9 of those states based on the number of FHWA NEPA reviews underway and other factors. This report has no recommendations"

Download or read book Highway projects many federal and state environmental review requirements are similar and little duplication of effort occurs written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal and State Environmental Reviews of Highway Projects written by Marlene Wilkinson and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three factors -- project funding sources and project characteristics, and whether a state allows the adoption of federal review documents generally determine whether a highway project needs a federal environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or a state environmental review under state law, or both. This book focuses on environmental reviews of highway projects in states with SEPAs and addresses factors determining whether federal or state environmental reviews are required; how state and federal review requirements compare; and the extent of any duplication in federal and state reviews, including frequency and cost. This book also discusses the role of the environmental review process in federally funded highway projects.

Download or read book Federal aid Highways written by United States. Government Accountability Office and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Expedited Planning and Environmental Review of Highway Projects written by Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2012 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2), which is administered by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, identifies strategies that have been successfully used to expedite the planning and environmental review of transportation projects within the context of existing laws and regulations. It discusses 16 common constraints on project delivery and 24 strategies for addressing or avoiding them. While the strategies are associated with planning and environmental review, many are also applicable to design and construction.

Download or read book Intergovernmental Decisionmaking for Environmental Protection and Public Works written by United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highway Planning Agencies are Attempting to Expedite Environmental Reviews But Barriers Remain written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Federal Aid Highways written by David J. Wise and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As highway congestion continues to be a problem in many areas, states are looking to construct or expand highway projects. When a state dept. of transport. receives fed. funding for a highway project, the projects must comply with the Nat. Environmental Policy Act, the Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirement, the Disadvantaged Bus. Enterprise program, and the Buy America program. This report addressed: (1) the types of benefits and costs associated with these requirements for fed.-aid highway projects; (2) the influence of these fed. requirements on states' decisions to use nonfederal or fed. funds for highway projects; and (3) the challenges associated with the fed. requirements and strategies used or proposed to address the challenges. Illus.

Download or read book Federal Highway Projects Nationwide written by United States. Federal Highway Administration and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highway infrastructure stakeholders views on time to conduct environmental reviews of highway projects report to the Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report to Congress on Section 109 h Title 23 United States Code guidelines Relating to the Economic Social and Environmental Effects of Highway Projects written by United States. Federal Highway Administration and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Highways and Environment written by Katherine A. Siggerud and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meting the nation¿s mobility needs requires constructing, improving, and repairing roads and bridges. However, these actions can have serious environ. impacts, such as harming water quality and wildlife and their habitats. This report assesses whether the changes Congress envisioned for transport. planning and the environmental review and approval of highway projects are being effectively carried out. The author assessed: (1) the progress that selected state departments of transport., metro. planning org., and the Fed. Highway Admin. (FHWA) have made in incorp. environ. considerations in transport. planning; and (2) the progress that selected states and FHWA have made in implementing changes in the environ. review of highway projects.

Download or read book Regulations Reduction Review written by United States. Federal Highway Administration and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Environmental Review in Highway Projects written by Todd L. Griffin and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book identifies issues relevant to the debate over the role of the environmental review process in transportation project delivery. It identifies social and environmental issues that led Congress to enact the range of requirements that now make up the environmental review process, as well as selected requirements applicable to its implementation. Also discussed are the complexities in tying the environmental review process to federal-aid highway project delivery time. Issues that make it difficult to determine the time it takes to complete the project development, in general or individual stages of development (e.g., activities related explicitly to environmental reviews); or to identify root causes of project delays tied to specific elements of the environmental review process, are also explored.

Download or read book Highways and Environment written by Katherine Siggerud and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meeting the nation's mobility needs requires constructing, improving, and repairing roads and bridges. However, these actions can have serious environmental impacts, such as harming water quality and wildlife and their habitats. The federal government's policy is to carry out federally funded highway projects in an environmentally responsible manner, as directed by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and other environmental and natural resource protection laws. The environmental review of projects, as required by the act, involves identifying and assessing environmental impacts; evaluating alternatives; seeking input, and in some cases approvals, from federal and state agencies responsible for natural resources, environmental protection, and historic preservation (referred to hereafter as resource agencies); and obtaining approval from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). These reviews provide important environmental protections, yet it is generally agreed that it often takes too long to complete the most complex highway projects and the environmental review is the most time-consuming aspect. In 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) made a number of changes to the planning and environmental review processes required of state and local transportation agencies. These changes were intended to facilitate more efficient reviews of transportation projects, allowing them to be completed more quickly without diminishing environmental protections. For example, since SAFETEA-LU was enacted, federal law has required that state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) consult with federal and state resource agencies, among other things, in developing their long-range transportation plans. The law also requires that agencies charged with gaining environmental approval (such as FHWA and the state departments of transportation that sponsor the projects--called lead agencies) of the most complex highway projects--those requiring environmental impact statements (EIS)--invite resource agencies that have an interest in the project to participate in defining the purpose and need for the project, the alternatives to be considered, and the methodology for conducting the environmental review. The law also imposes a limit of 180 days for the filing of a lawsuit challenging final federal agency decisions, including environmental decisions, on a highway project. These activities were not required before SAFETEA-LU was enacted. Congress asked that we assess whether the changes Congress envisioned for transportation planning and the environmental review and approval of highway projects are being effectively carried out. Accordingly, we assessed (1) the progress that selected state departments of transportation, MPOs, and FHWA have made in incorporating environmental considerations in transportation planning and (2) the progress that selected states and FHWA have made in implementing changes in the environmental review of highway projects.