Benefits and Costs of Programmatic Agreements

The performing organization, on behalf of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, conducted a benefit-cost assessment of programmatic agreements and approaches. The assessment consisted of a case study approach that evaluated three agreement types within seven States. The results of the analysis indicate that programmatic agreements and approaches are advantageous methods for streamlining process and generating time and cost savings for stakeholders. The case studies focused on: (1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973; (2) the Clean Water Act/National Environmental Policy Act Merger Process; and (3) the National Historic Preservation Act Section 106.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12195
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Bucci, Gregory
  • Rainville, Lydia
• Publication Date: 2015-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 33p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Case studies; Environmental protection; Interagency relations; Program management; Programming (Planning); Stakeholders; States
• Identifier Terms: Clean Water Act Section 404; Endangered Species Act; National Environmental Policy Act; National Historic Preservation Act
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01574025
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FHWA-15-07, FHWA-HEP-15-023
• Contract Numbers: HW5GA1 NJ257
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 27 2015 11:28AM