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From page 16... ... B-1 Appendix B: State Environmental Laws, Regulations and Policies State Law/Reg/Policy Description Alabama Code of Alabama Section 11-85-40 Requires planning agencies to perform comprehensive advisory planning and research and other activities related thereto for urban areas and regions or areas where rapid urbanization has occurred or is expected to occur. "Comprehensive advisory planning" is defined as: "comprehensive studies of the present and future development of the land economics and land policies of a region" including "preparation, as a guide for long-range development, of advisory general physical plans with respect to the pattern and intensity of land use and the provision of public facilities, including transportation facilities, together with long-range fiscal plans for such development." 17 AAC 05.125. Read the entire page →
From page 17... ... B-2 Governor Jane Dee Hull issued this Executive Order which established the Governor's Transportation Vision 21 Task Force to serve the purpose of "evaluating current practices, resources and infrastructures, and recommending and prioritizing the goals, funding, and specific plans that will establish a vision for transportation in Arizona for the 21st century." Executive Order 99-2 as Amended by Executive Order 2000-16: Governor's Transportation Vision 21 Task Force The Task Force recommended the adoption of performance based planning and programming and coordinating land use planning and transportation planning. However, to date, no mechanisms have been identified to coordinate land use and transportation. Read the entire page →
From page 18... ... B-3 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code 21000 et. Read the entire page →
From page 19... ... B-4 Connecticut General Statutes 13b-15 (Master Transportation Plan) States that "the commissioner shall develop and revise biennially a comprehensive, long-range, master transportation plan designed to fulfill the present and future needs of the state and to assure the development and maintenance of an adequate, safe and efficient transportation system." This plan is intended to provide the Administration, General Assembly, local elected officials, and members of the general public with an understanding of the projects and programs that the Department will be pursuing over the next 10 years. Read the entire page →
From page 20... ... B-5 Environmental Policy (Topic Number 000-625001-g) The Florida DOT adopted an environmental policy in February 2002 to "help preserve and enhance Florida's natural, physical, cultural and social environment as they develop implement, and maintain transportation facilities and services". Read the entire page →
From page 21... ... B-6 Title 32 (32-2-3) Georgia Code Title 32 of the Georgia Code requires the Department of Transportation to develop a comprehensive, statewide 20-year transportation plan that takes into account "the total environment of the community and region including land use, state and regional development goals and decisions, population, travel patterns, traffic control features, ecology, pollution effects, esthetics, safety, and social and community values." Georgia Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA) Read the entire page →
From page 22... ... B-7 HRS 344, Environmental Policy This section establishes the state policy on the environment and provides guidelines to be considered by agencies to conserve natural resources and enhance the quality of life. Section 344-4 (6) Read the entire page →
From page 23... ... B-8 MDOT's Environmental Policy Statement This statement, adopted November 1998, states that a policy of the Maine Department of Transportation is to "continuously evaluate actions for their impacts upon environmental resources" and to "conduct activities so as to avoid and minimize those impacts". One of the stated methods of accomplishing the policy is to "develop and utilize an Integrated Transportation Decision-making process (ITD) Read the entire page →
From page 24... ... B-9 Maryland State Highway Administration's (SHAs) Environmental Responsibility The Environmental Responsibility states that the primary goal of SHA is maintaining excellence in the natural and human environment that it serves. Read the entire page →
From page 25... ... B-10 Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) MEPA requires state agencies to study the environmental consequences of their actions and to take all feasible actions to avoid, minimize, and mitigate damage to the environment. Read the entire page →
From page 26... ... B-11 MCA 90-4-1010, Transportation Energy Policy The transportation energy policy is "to promote actions that encourage the conservation of energy through the environmentally responsible management and planning of efficient transportation systems." MCA 2-15-2505, Department of Transportation It is the purpose of the Department of Transportation to "provide energy-efficient and ecologically compatible transportation services with optimum efficiency, effectiveness, and economy." Montana MCA Title 75, Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Recognizes the importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality and sets forth a policy to preserve and enhance the environment. Read the entire page →
From page 27... ... B-12 New Jersey New Jersey State Planning Act of 1986, N.J.S.A. 52:18A-196 et seq The New Jersey State Planning Act requires sound and integrated statewide planning for the state to "...conserve natural resources, revitalize urban centers, protect the quality of its environment, and provide needed housing and adequate public services at a reasonable cost while promoting beneficial economic growth…." NM Admin. Read the entire page →
From page 28... ... B-13 Land Conservation and Development Department (OAR 660) Oregon has 19 state planning goals of which transportation is one element. Read the entire page →
From page 29... ... B-14 Transportation System Planning (TSP) Guidelines 2001 These guidelines outline the expectations of the state planning goal regarding transportation. Read the entire page →
From page 30... ... B-15 Rhode Island State Planning Council Rule IX: Trans Planning and Public Involvement Procedures This rule discusses the steps involved in the planning process, what is to be included in plans, the requirement for consistency with the State Guide Plan and the public participation process that must be undertaken. Rhode Island cont'd Element 611 of the State Guide Plan: Ground Transportation Plan This element identifies goals and objectives for the Ground Transportation Plan. Read the entire page →
From page 31... ... B-16 Texas Administrative Code, Title 43, Part 1, Chapter 13, Subchapter A, Rule §15.8 -- Statewide TIP The STIP will only be approved by the commission if it meets the requirements of facilitating "economic and social prosperity through the efficient movement of people and goods" and protecting, when feasible, and enhancing, where practicable, the environment in transportation activities. Texas Administrative Code, Subchapter A, Rule §15.3 -- Organization, Structure, and Responsibilities of Metropolitan Planning Organizations This rule states that "the MPO shall not approve any metropolitan transportation plan or transportation improvement program which does not conform with the SIP (State Implementation Plan) Read the entire page →
From page 32... ... B-17 Title 19 VSA Chapter 25 "The Scenic Road Law of 1977" The Scenic Road Law protects roads designated as scenic under the Vermont Scenic Roads program. It requires reconstruction or improvements to conform to standards established by the Transportation Board. Read the entire page →
From page 33... ... B-18 33.1-23.03 VA Code Requires a 20-year Statewide Transportation plan that provides "consideration of projects and policies affecting all transportation modes" and promotes "economic development" and "environmental quality". Virginia Chesapeake Bay Agreement (Chesapeake 2000) Read the entire page →
From page 34... ... B-19 Washington cont'd SEPA Rules (WAC 19711) Implementing regulations that establish uniform requirements for agencies to use in evaluating the possible adverse environmental impacts of a proposal. Read the entire page →
From page 35... ... B-20 Trans 400 states that the policy of the Department of Transportation is to "strive to protect and enhance the quality of the human environment in carrying out its basic transportation mission and consider pertinent environmental factors consequential to any proposed action" beginning in the planning stage of development. Wisconsin cont'd Wisconsin Administrative Code, Trans 400, Environmental Policy Act Procedures for Department Actions It requires the DOT to conduct "Systems-Plan Environmental Evaluations" (SEEs) Read the entire page →

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... B-1 Appendix B: State Environmental Laws, Regulations and Policies State Law/Reg/Policy Description Alabama Code of Alabama Section 11-85-40 Requires planning agencies to perform comprehensive advisory planning and research and other activities related thereto for urban areas and regions or areas where rapid urbanization has occurred or is expected to occur. "Comprehensive advisory planning" is defined as: "comprehensive studies of the present and future development of the land economics and land policies of a region" including "preparation, as a guide for long-range development, of advisory general physical plans with respect to the pattern and intensity of land use and the provision of public facilities, including transportation facilities, together with long-range fiscal plans for such development." 17 AAC 05.125.