Some of the Federal Regulations in the Project Development Process
Project Development Subject
Accessibility Requirements
Air Quality
Airports & Aviation
Bikeways & Pedestrians
Construction Impacts
Contaminated Properties
Critical Areas
Title
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
42 U.S.C. §§ 12101
Title II , U.S. Department of Transportation
49 CFR Part 27, 37, 38
Title II , U.S. Department of Justice
28 CFR Part 35
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
42 U.S.C. §§ 4151
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
42 U.S.C. 4321
FHWA regulations
23 CFR 771
CEQ regulations
40 CFR 1500-1508
National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
40 CFR part 50
Requirements for Preparation, Adoption and Submittal of Implementation Plans
40 CFR part 51
Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State and Federal Implementation Plans
40 CFR part 93
Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace
FAR Part 77
Bicycle Transportation and Pedestrian Walkways
United States Code Title 23 Section 217
st
Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century (TEA-21) of 1999
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
Subtitle B Section 1202 Appendix A-2
FHWA regulations
40 CFR 1500-1508
CEQ regulations
23 CFR 771
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; the
Federal "superfund" law
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal law that encourages the
reduction or elimination of activities which generate hazardous waste
Mississippi River Corridor
Federal Actions To Address Environmental Justice In Minority and Low-Income Populations
Environmental Justice
Erosion Control
Excess Materials (Disposal of)
U.S.C./CFR
42 U.S.C. 4321
42 U.S.C. section 9601
42 U.S.C. section 6901
Executive Order No. 130 (MEO 130)
Executive Order 12898
DOT Order on Environmental Justice
DOT Order 5610.2
FHWA Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income
Populations
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act
33 U.S.C. 1251-1376
DOT Order 6640.23
No specific law or order but is related to all of the below:
NEPA
E.O. 11988 (Floodplains)
E.O. 11990 (Wetlands)
Clean Water Act, Section 404
MPCA 401 Certification
MPCA 401 Certification, Historic and Archaeological Sites Laws
Threatened and Endangered Species Act
Farmland Impacts
Floodplains
Groundwater, Geotechnical and Earthborn
Vibrations
Farmland Protection Policy Act
"Floodplain Management"
The Safe Drinking Water Act; concerned with aquifer protection
7 U.S.C. 4201-4209
Executive Order 11988
42 USC 300(f)
The Clean Water Act of 1977; mandates protection of water of the U.S. which may be
connected to the groundwater system
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (Section 106)
33 USC 1251
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA)
Historical, Archaeological & Cultural Impacts
Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment
DOT Act of 1966, as amended (Section 4[f]) - preservation of all publicly owned public parks,
waterfowl and wildlife refuges, and all historic areas
16 USC Chapt. 1A, Subchapt. II, Sect. 470
42 USC Chapt. 55, Sect. 4321, see also 23 CFR 771
and 40 CFR 1500-1508 (CEQ regulations)
Executive Order 11593
49 USC 303, 23 USC 138) ; see also 23 CFR 771.135
23 U.S.C. 109(h), (i) & NEPA
Noise
42 U.S.C. 4331 & 4332 & 429 CRF 1.48(b)
Railroads
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal asbestos rule
Regulated Material/Waste
Right-of-Way
CERCLA - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the
Federal "superfund" law
RCRA - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal law that encourages the
reduction or elimination of activities which generate hazardous waste
Donations and Credits
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions for Federal and Federally
Assisted Programs
Title 23, Section 646 (23 CFR 646)
40 CFR 61
42 U.S.C. section 9601 et. seq.
42 U.S.C. section 6901 et. seq.
23 U.S.C. 323
49 CFR Part 24.
Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970
Title 49 of U.S. Code, Chapter 303 (49 USC 303)
Section 4(f)
Title 23 of U.S. Code, Chapter 138 (23 USC 138)
Section 6(f)
LAWCON Act
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
Stream or Water Body Modification
Threatened & Endangered Species, State
Transit
33 U.S.C. 1251-1376
Endangered Species Act of 1973 as amended
16 USC 1531-1543
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
42 U.S.C. 4321; see also 23 CFR 770-772 (FHWA
regulations) and 40 CFR 1500-1508 (CEQ regulations)
23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. 303
23 U.S.C. 319(B)
Special Programs, Forest Highways; Program and Project Selection
23 CFR 660.109
Construction and Maintenance; Interstate Maintenance Guidelines
23 CFR 752
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969
Highway Beautification Act of 1965
Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act
Protection of Wetlands
Federal Clean Water Act
Protection of Wetlands
Federal Clean Water Act
Wetlands
Wetland Mitigation
Wetland Preservation
Wild & Scenic Rivers
Minnesota Statutes 18.76-18.88
18 U.S.C. 1858
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; see also 23 CFR 770-772
(FHWA regulations) and 40 CFR 1500-1508 (CEQ
regulations)
23 U.S.C. 131, 23 U.S.C. 136, 23 U.S.C. 319, (Public
Law 89-285)
23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. 303 (Public Laws 100-17, 07449 and 86-670)
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 and
33 USC 1251-1376
1987
Safe Drinking Act of 1972
42 USC 300f and 300j-6
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Water Resources
16 U.S.C. 1531-1543
Assistance Act of 1987, Section 130 (Wildflowers)
Preservation of Witness Tree
Water Quality
33 U.S.C. 401
Preservation of Parkland
Landscape and Roadside Development
Visual Quality
16 U.S.C. 661-666c
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977 &
1987
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Vegetation
Title 16 of U.S. Code, Chapter 4602, Section 8, Part
(f),subp (3) (16 USC 2509)
Rivers and Harbors
Federal "Wild and Scenic Rivers Act"
Comprehensive Management Plan for projects within the Mississippi National River and
Recreation Area (MNRRA) corridor
33 USC 401 et. seq. - protection of Navigable Waters of
the US
President's Executive Order 11990
33 U.S.C. 1344 (Section 404 b(1) and Section 401)
President's Executive Order 11990
33 U.S.C. 1344 (Section 404 b(1) and Section 401)
"Mitigation of Environmental Impacts to Privately Owned
Wetlands" 23 CFR 777
"Preservation of the Nation's Wetlands"
DOT Order 5660.1A
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, Section 10
16 U.S.C. 1271-1287
Public Law 100-696; see 16 USC Chapter 1,
Subchapter CXI - Mississippi National River and
Recreation Area
10/22/2008