The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) assigned TxDOT some FHWA NEPA responsibilities for environmental review, consultation or other actions required under federal environmental law that pertain to the review or approval of a specific highway, railroad, public transportation and multimodal projects. The responsibilities were assigned under the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (assignment program) codified at 23 USC 327.
The assigned responsibilities are subject to the same procedural and substantive requirements as previously applied to FHWA. The assignment program does not preempt or interfere with any power, jurisdiction, responsibility or authority of an agency, excluding FWHA, under applicable law and regulations.
When TxDOT became responsible for the assigned responsibilities, the TxDOT Environmental Program was updated to address the assignment program requirements. The tools in the TxDOT Environmental Compliance Toolkits explain or satisfy the requirements of the TxDOT environmental review process, which includes the assignment program requirements.
Assignment Resources
Environmental Approvals and Decisions Reports
Title | Date | Description | Format |
2015 Report | 2015 NEPA Decision Report | ![]() |
|
2016 Report | 2016 NEPA Decision Report | ![]() |
Copyright 2019
•
Texas Department of Transportation
•
All Rights Reserved
•
Disclaimer
•
Privacy & Security Policy
•
Accessibility
125 East 11th Street
•
Austin, Texas 78701