MAP-21
President Obama signed the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141) into law on July 6, 2012, with an effective date of October 1, 2012. MAP-21, a two-year funding bill, is the first long-term highway authorization enacted since 2005.
MAP-21 creates a streamlined and performance-based surface transportation program and builds on many of the highway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian programs and policies established in 1991. MAP-21 promotes accelerating project delivery and encourages innovation through the increased use of Categorical Exclusions, programmatic approaches, and planning and environment linkages (§ 1310).
RULEMAKING AND GUIDANCE TOOLS
| Subject/Title - Law/Regulation Reference |
Resource URL |
| Categorical Exclusions (CEs) |
| General Questions and Answers on CEs affected by MAP-21 – 23 CFR 771.117 |
Q&A |
| Multimodal Projects – 23 U.S.C. 304 |
Q&A |
| Emergencies – 23 CFR 771.117(c)(9) |
Final Rule |
| Projects within Right-Of-Way – 23 CFR 771.117(c)(22) |
Final Rule |
| Projects of Limited Federal Assistance – 23 CFR 771.117(c)(23) |
Final Rule |
| Programmatic Agreements and Additional Categorical Exclusions – 23 CFR 771.117(g) |
Final Rule |
| Environmental Review |
| MAP-21 Section 1309 – Accelerating Completion of Complex Projects within 4 Years Questions & Answers |
Q&A |
| Section 139 Q&A Guidance Addressing Flexibilities in Programmatic Agreements, Liaison Agreements, etc. and Statue of Limitations - 23 U.S.C. § 139 |
Q&A |
| Initial Guidance on Use of Errata Sheets and Combined FEIS and ROD |
Q&A |
| Financial Penalties – 23 U.S.C. 139(h)(6) |
Q&A |
| Integration of Planning and Environmental Review – 23 U.S.C. 168 |
Q&A |
| Final Guidance on Use of Errata Sheets and Combined FEIS and ROD |
Final Guidance |
| Memoranda of Agency Agreements for Early Coordination and Technical Assistance |
Q&A |
| NEPA Assignment Programs – 23 U.S.C. 326 and 327 |
| State Assumption of Responsibility for Categorical Exclusions (CE Assignment) – 23 U.S.C. 326 |
Q&A |
| Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program (Program/Project Assignment) – 23 U.S.C. 327 |
Final Rule |
| Environmental Mitigation |
| Environmental Mitigation under NHPP and STP |
Q&A |
| Development of Programmatic Mitigation Plans – 23 U.S.C. 169 |
Q&A |
| Section 4(f) |
| Guidance on Section 4(f) Exception for Federal Lands Transportation Facilities under MAP-21 |
Memorandum |
For more information on MAP-21, visit the FHWA MAP-21 website or the U.S. DOT MAP-21 website.
