2019 Revisions to CDOT's NEPA / 404 Merger Completed

Over the last year CDOT, FHWA, and the USACE have been working on revisions to the NEPA / Section 404 Merger agreement. See below for a brief list of the more substantial changes. The document can be found here - 2019 NEPA / 404 Merger Agreement.

Added language regarding Planning and Environmental Linkages and the use of planning products
Removed language about tiered documents
Added a paragraph regarding EPA's statutory authority
Defined what concurrence and non-concurrence means
Specified "30 calendar days" as the comment period for concurrence points
Revised Concurrence Pt #3 - process is the same but clarifying language added
Inserted sentence regarding Executive Order 13807
Added paragraph on design/build
Changed two contacts under CDOT in Appendix D

Please contact Becky Pierce for any questions regarding the Merger.