A Bill To Authorize Funds For Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, And Transit Programs, And For Other Purposes - 114th Congress 1st Session Page 176

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mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; in
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this section referred to as ‘NEPA’).
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‘‘(b) C
.—The coordinated and concurrent
ONTENTS
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environmental review and permitting process shall—
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‘‘(1) ensure that the Department and agencies
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of jurisdiction possess sufficient information early in
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the review process to determine a statement of a
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transportation project’s purpose and need and range
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of alternatives for analysis that the lead agency and
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agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent
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environmental reviews and permitting decisions re-
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quired for the proposed project;
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‘‘(2) achieve early concurrence or issue resolu-
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tion during the NEPA scoping process on the De-
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partment
of
Transportation’s
statement
of
a
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project’s purpose and need, and during development
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of the environmental impact statement on the range
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of alternatives for analysis, that the lead agency and
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agencies of jurisdiction will rely on for concurrent
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environmental reviews and permitting decisions re-
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quired for the proposed project absent circumstances
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that require reconsideration in order to meet an
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agency of jurisdiction’s obligations under a statute
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or Executive order; and
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