23 CFR § 450.224 - Applicability of NEPA to statewide transportation plans and programs.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s450.224"
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title: "23 CFR § 450.224 - Applicability of NEPA to statewide transportation plans and programs."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "450.224"
section_name: "Applicability of NEPA to statewide transportation plans and programs."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLANNING AND RESEARCH"
part_number: "450"
part_name: "PLANNING ASSISTANCE AND STANDARDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; 42 U.S.C. 7410 .; 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304; 49 CFR 1.85 and 1.90."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 34135, May 27, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "450"
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# 450.224 Applicability of NEPA to statewide transportation plans and programs.

Any decision by the Secretary concerning a long-range statewide transportation plan or STIP developed through the processes provided for in 23 U.S.C. 135, 49 U.S.C. 5304, and this subpart shall not be considered to be a Federal action subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.*).