Federal and state environmental reviews of highwayprojects : comparison of requirements / Marlene Wilkinson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilkinson, Marlene, editor.

Series:

Transportation infrastructure : roads, highways, bridges, airports and mass transit series.

Transportation Infrastructure : Roads, Highways, Bridges, Airports and Mass Transit

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roads--Design and construction--Environmental aspects--United States.

Roads.

Transportation and state--United States.

Transportation and state.

Federal aid to transportation--United States.

Federal aid to transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 federa

Contents:

FEDERAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS: COMPARISON OF REQUIREMENTS; FEDERAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS: COMPARISON OF REQUIREMENTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: HIGHWAY PROJECTS: MANY FEDERAL AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW REQUIREMENTS ARE SIMILAR, AND LITTLE DUPLICATION OF EFFORT OCCURS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND

THREE FACTORS GENERALLY AFFECT THE TYPES OFENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS REQUIRED FOR HIGHWAYPROJECTS, AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWDOCUMENT TYPES LARGELY MIRROR NEPAMANY STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ARESIMILAR, BUT DIFFERENCES COULD AFFECT STATEENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OR OUTCOMES; FEW INSTANCES OF FEDERAL-STATE DUPLICATIONWERE REPORTED; FHWA AND STATES HAVEIMPROVED COORDINATION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I. A COMPARISON OF FEDERAL NEPAREQUIREMENTS AND STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICYACT REQUIREMENTS AS APPLIED TO FEDERAL-AIDHIGHWAY PROJECTS; APPENDIX II: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY

Chapter 2: THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS IN FEDERALLY FUNDED HIGHWAY PROJECTS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESSSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW OF ISSUES; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS THAT LED TO THE CURRENT PROCESS; ELEMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS; IMPLEMENTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; EXPEDITING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX. SURVEYS AND STUDIES APPLICABLE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 16, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-391-5