Enforcement of Environmental Mitigation Commitments in Transportation Projects: A Survey of Federal and State Practice

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Legal Research Digest 42: Enforcement of Environmental Mitigation Commitments in Transportation Projects: A Survey of Federal and State Practice addresses issues concerned with the enforcement of environmental mitigation commitments on highway construction and maintenance projects.

It should be useful to attorneys, administrators, right-of-way specialists, planners, engineers, and members of the general public who have an interest in highway construction and environmental law compliance. The paper is organized as follows:
(I) Introduction;
(II) Experience of the Agencies: Survey Results;
(III) Monitoring Mitigation Commitments - Proposed Administrative Solutions;
(IV) Enforcement Mechanisms Available Through the Courts; and
(V) Conclusions. An appendix contains a copy of the survey questionnaire.