Environmental Laws and Regulations

In addition to NEPA,
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Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)

requires projects receiving federal funds to consider the effect of the activity on signicant historic structures and archeological resources.

Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act provides Section 404 of the Clean Water Act prohibits discharge of
dredged or ll material into wetlands and waterways.

special protection for publicly-owned public parks, recreation areas, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, or signicant historic sites.

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Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires that

federally assisted actions do not jeopardize the existence of threatened or endangered species or their habitat. grounds of race, color, or national origin be excluded from participation in, be denied the benets of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal funds.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act ensures that no person on the Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice requires

agencies to ID and address, as appropriate, any disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental effects of the project on minority populations and low-income populations.