lead authority
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
49 U.S.C. § 304 — in this section (2 versions over time)
Lead authority.—The term "lead authority" means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that has the lead responsibility for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to a proposed multimodal project.