Title VI & Environmental Justice

Legislation:

• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Civil Rights Act of 1968
• Fair Housing Act of 1968
• National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
• Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Federal-aid Highway Act of 1973
• Age Discrimination Act of 1975
• Justice System Improvement Act of 1979
• Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (P.L. 100-259)
• Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, (STURRA – P.L. 100-17)
• Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988
• Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-336)
• National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-59)

Regulations:

• Executive Order 12898, Environmental Justice
• 10 CFR 1040.1 et seq.
• 23 CFR 200, 200.5, 200.7, 200.9, 200.13, 771.105(f)
• 23 CFR 450.220 (a)(2) for Statewide planning
• 23 CFR 450.316 (b)(2) for Metropolitan planning
• 28 CFR 42.200 (Subpart D), 36
• 40 CFR 1502.22
• 45 CFR 90.1 et seq.
• 49 CFR 21, 24, 27

FHWA Policy and Guidance:

• FHWA Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, December 2, 1998
• Notice of Final DOT Order on Environmental Justice, February 3, 1997
• Nondiscrimination, Environmental Justice, and Community Impact Assessment in Planning and Project Development, July 27, 1995
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• Department of Transportation Final Environmental Justice Strategy, Vol. 60, No. 125, June 29, 1995
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• Civil Rights Authorities, February 24, 1994
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• Impacts of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 on FHWA Programs, September 2, 1992
• Nondiscrimination as an Integral Part of the Office of Environmental Policy's Daily Program Operation and Activities, October 11, 1985
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Other Guidance and Information:

• White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 00-02, "Guidance on Aggregation and Allocation of Data and Race for Use in Civil Rights Monitoring and Enforcement," March 9, 2002
• Executive Order on Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations, February 11, 1994
• Circular 4702.1, Title VI Program Guidelines For Urban Mass Transportation Administration Recipients, May 26, 1988
• The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Uniform Act)
• Questions and Answers on Environmental Justice and Title VI
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines

Visit the Environmental Justice website for more information at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/ej2.htm.