Committee hears reasons Oregon is not pursuing NEPA assignment
Committee members asked whether Oregon would assume NEPA assignment. Agency officials explained that NEPA assignment would require giving up sovereign immunity, building state NEPA capacity, and accepting litigation risk; Oregon is not pursuing assignment now.
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A committee member asked whether Oregon is considering taking on NEPA assignment from the federal government. An agency official explained the concept and risks: "NEPA assignment is when a state takes responsibility for the NEPA process as opposed to the federal government being the lead... it involves... getting the legislature to agree to give up sovereign immunity, and then forming a program at the state level to take over everything that the Federal Highway Administration or FTA or FRA would do," the speaker said.
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