INTRODUCTION
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FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY PROGRAM
Approximately 30% of the land in the United States is under jurisdiction of the
federal government. The Federal Lands Highway Program was created with the 1982
Surface Transportation Assistance Act. The primary purpose of the Federal Lands
Highway Program is to provide funding for a coordinated program of public roads
that serve the transportation needs of federal lands, which are not a state or
local government responsibility. Federal Lands Highway Program roads serve
recreational travel and tourism, protect and enhance natural resources, provide
sustained economic development in rural areas, and provide needed transportation
access for American Indians.
The Federal Highway Administration, through interagency agreements with federal
land managing agencies including the National Park Service, administers a
coordinated federal lands program consisting of forest highways, public lands
highways, park roads and parkways, refuge roads, and reservation roads. This
program provides funding for more than 90,000 miles of federally owned and
public authority-owned roads, which serve federal lands. There are approximately
8,000 miles of park roads and parkways under jurisdiction of the National Park
Service. Program funds may only be used on public roads under the jurisdiction
of the National Park Service. General program responsibilities include:
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The National Park Service develops a priority program of projects within
available funding.
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The program is jointly administered by the National Park Service and the
Federal Highway Administration in accordance with interagency agreements.
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The Federal Highway Administration undertakes a majority of the design and
construction and the National Park Service is responsible for planning,
environment, and protection of park values.
This project, Rehabilitate Highway 62 West, would be funded through the Federal
Lands Highway Program. The Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands
Highway Division, is a cooperating agency on the design of the project and the
preparation of the environmental assessment.
