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lead authority

Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.

Lead authority.—The term “lead authority” means a Department of Transportation operating administration or secretarial office that—

(A) is the lead authority over a proposed multimodal project; and

(B) has determined that the components of the project that fall under the modal expertise of the lead authority—

(i) satisfy the conditions for a categorical exclusion under implementing regulations or procedures of the lead authority under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and

(ii) do not require the preparation of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under that Act.

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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.

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