GAO Study Finds Little State and Federal Environmental Review Clash on Highway Jobs
Despite concerns that required environmental reviews of highway projects by federal authorities and a number of states are slowing job progress, a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office contends there is minimal duplication between project reviews required under the National Environmental Policy Act and similar rules mandated in 18 states.
According to GAO, 17 of those states allow for partial or full adoption of Federal Highway Administration environmental review analyses or documentation to meet state rules on federally funded projects.