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2. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT AND<br />

THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS<br />

Planning and developing transportation projects includes complying with many legislative<br />

requirements set forth by the state and federal government. One <strong>of</strong> the primary laws which govern the<br />

planning and development process for federally funded transportation projects is the NEPA (National<br />

<strong>Environmental</strong> Policy Act) <strong>of</strong> 1969. NEPA requires the consideration <strong>of</strong> environmental impacts caused<br />

by a transportation project using interdisciplinary studies. Once environmental studies have been<br />

completed, the findings are compiled into an environmental document which identifies the impacts<br />

associated with the transportation project as well as what steps will be taken to mitigate the impacts.<br />

In addition to NEPA, many other laws have been established to protect human health and the<br />

environment which are considered during the project planning and development stage. Laws such as<br />

CERCLA and RCRA must be addressed regardless <strong>of</strong> the funding source.<br />

In general, the following table shows the relationship between ODOT’s Project Development Process<br />

and ESA Investigations.<br />

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