Four categories of activity are exempt from environmental review by statute
What the document says“``(1) New construction infill housing projects. ``(2) Acquisition of real property for affordable housing purposes. ``(3) Rehabilitation projects carried out pursuant to section 212(a)(1). ``(4) New construction projects of 15 units or less.”
The section adds a new subsection (e) to section 288 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act exempting four categories from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969: new construction infill housing projects, acquisition of real property for affordable housing, rehabilitation projects under section 212(a)(1), and new construction projects of 15 units or fewer. An infill housing project is newly defined as a residential project inside a municipality, adequately served by existing utilities and public services, on no more than 5 acres of previously disturbed land, and largely surrounded by other development.
What the document actually says“``(1) New construction infill housing projects. ``(2) Acquisition of real property for affordable housing purposes. ``(3) Rehabilitation projects carried out pursuant to section 212(a)(1). ``(4) New construction projects of 15 units or less.”
Four kinds of work are named. New homes filling a gap in a built-up place. Buying land for affordable homes. Fixing up homes. New projects of 15 homes or fewer.
A federal project usually needs a study of its effect on nature. These four skip it by law. The agency does not choose.
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