The following is a list of the states that have various agreements, memorandums, and/or initiatives that are helpful in Environmental Streamlining and the NEPA transportation decision-making process.

Funding Agreements (34/50): agreements that provide personnel at Federal or state agencies for the purpose of expediting reviews,

AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT , CO, DE, GA, ID, KY, MD, MI, MN , MS, MO , MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ , NM, NV, OH, OR, PA, RI , SC, TN , UT, WA, WI, WV, WY

NEPA/404 Mergers (29/50): active merger process,

AK, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, OH, OR, PA, TX, WA, WV

Context Sensitive Design Initiatives (26/50): efforts that incorporate context sensitive design approaches as part of project development, provide CSD training, establish policy for CSD practices, or were a CSD pilot state.

AR, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, UT, WI, WV, WY

Section 106 programmatic Agreements/MOA on Historic resources (41/50): agreements that delegate some authority to the state DOT for historic resources allowing projects to be processed quicker.

AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NH, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

Tribal Consultation MOUs/Initiatives (22/50): recent efforts that result in cooperation among tribes and Federal/state agencies ... may be in the form of MOUs or in process procedures.

AR, FL, GA, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, ME, MS, MT, NC, ND, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TX, WI

Interagency Streamlining MOUs (26/50): MOUs entered into since TEA-21 between Federal and/or state agencies to promote a streamlined project process., , AK, AR , AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IN, KS, KY, MD, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NM, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, WA, WI, WY

Streamlining Process Reinvention (24/50): substantial process or procedure modification that streamline the project development process and/or have streamlining pilot projects.

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