23 U.S.C. § 128 : US Code - Section 128: Public hearings

Search 23 U.S.C. § 128 : US Code - Section 128: Public hearings

(a) Any State transportation department which submits plans for a
Federal-aid highway project involving the by passing of or, going
through any city, town, or village, either incorporated or
unincorporated, shall certify to the Secretary that it has had
public hearings, or has afforded the opportunity for such hearings,
and has considered the economic and social effects of such a
location, its impact on the environment, and its consistency with
the goals and objectives of such urban planning as has been
promulgated by the community. Any State transportation department
which submits plans for an Interstate System project shall certify
to the Secretary that it has had public hearings at a convenient
location, or has afforded the opportunity for such hearings for the
purpose of enabling persons in rural areas through or contiguous to
whose property the highway will pass to express any objections they
may have to the proposed locations of such highway. Such
certification shall be accompanied by a report which indicates the
consideration given to the economic, social, environmental and
other effects of the plan or highway location or design and various
alternatives which were raised during the hearing or which were
otherwise considered.
(b) When hearings have been held under subsection (a), the State
transportation department shall submit a copy of the transcript of
said hearings to the Secretary, together with the certification and
report.