Environmental process | Environmental review | Air Quality
Air Quality legal authority
Federal laws, regulations, & guidelines
- NEPA of 1969: 42 U.S.C. §4321 et seq (Summary of the National Environmental Policy Act), see also 23 CFR §771 FHWA regulations (Environmental Impact and Related Procedures, and 40 CFR §1500-1508 (CEQ regulations)
- CAA Amendments (United States Code, Title 42, Chapter 85): 1977 CAA Amendments of 1977, Evolution of the Clean Air Act, CAA Amendments of 1990, Amendments to the Clean Air Act
- 40 CFR §50, National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
- 40 CFR §51, Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans
- 40 CFR §93, Determining Conformity of Federal actions to State or Federal Implementation Plans
- 40 CFR §93.126, Exempt Projects; 40 CFR §93.127, Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal Implementation Plans; and 40 CFR §93.128, Determining Conformity of Federal Actions to State or Federal Implementation Plans
- FHWA Updated Interim Guidance on MSAT Analysis in NEPA Documents on October 18, 2016
State law
- Minnesota Environmental Policy Act: Minnesota Statutes, section 116D, Environmental Policy