Lamar Smith Environment Technical Service Team Manager
12300 West Dakota Avenue, Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3210 FAX: (720) 963-3232 lamar.smith@dot.gov Experience Began working in field in 1989 Joined FHWA in 1987

Education •    Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama

Expertise/Specialty

•    National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Implementation •    Project Development and Environmental Review Process •    Environmental and NEPA Documentation improvement •    Environmental Streamlining •    Section 4(f) application and compliance •    Indirect effects and cumulative impacts analysis •    Public involvement and environmental justice •    Context Sensitive Solutions/Context Sensitive Design (CSS/CSD) •    Design-build contracting and Public Private Partnerships •    Training development and education •    Knowledge Exchange and communities of practice •    Environmental competency building

Professional Associations

•    Previous Chair of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) Transportation Working Group •    Member National Association of Environmental Professionals •    Transportation Research Board, Environmental Analysis in Transportation Committee (ADC-10), Friend •    American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standing Committee on the Environment (SCOE), Friend

Professional Highlights

•    Chair, with the Council on Environmental Quality, of the Indirect and Cumulative Impact Workgroup commissioned by the Task Force established by Executive Order 13274. •    Developer and Administrator of the Re:NEPA Online Community of Practice. •    Previously acted as Training, Technical Assistance, and Information Technology, Team Leader, Office of Project Development and Environmental Review, Federal Highway Administration (Washington, DC). •    Contributor to FHWA efforts to implement environmental provisions of SAFETEA-LU •    FHWA representative in AASHTO, ACEC, and FHWA joint effort to improve the quality of the NEPA documentation •    Chair of AASHTO/ACEC/FHWA Quality Documentation Legal Sufficiency Task Team •    Contributor to the 2005 AASHTO/ACEC Joint Publication, Improving the Quality of Environmental Documents •    Principle author of FHWA’s Interim Guidance on the Consideration of Indirect and Cumulative Impacts in the NEPA Process, issued January 31, 2003 •    Co-Author of 2005 FHWA Section 4(f) Policy Paper, 2005 FHWA/FTA De Minimis Impact Guidance, and 2008 Section 4(f) Final Rule •    Contributor to the 2007 Design-Build Final Rule •    Managed development and delivery of FHWA NEPA training curriculum including Basic (including Internet-based NEPA 101) and Advanced NEPA courses •    Managed FHWA NEPA and Project Development websites •    Chair of FHWA Sponsored, Interdisciplinary Environmental Competency Program •    Environmental and NEPA document preparation and review •    Experience in engineering, design, and other disciplines related to transportation •    Has experience in every organizational level of the FHWA, including Division Offices, FHWA Headquarters, Regional Offices and the FHWA Resource Center.

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