COMMUNITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT MANUAL

The Bureau of Design and Environment shall publish and maintain a Community Impact Assessment Manual (previously called Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Manual) that shall be used in preparing the community/socio-economic impact portions of Environmental Impact Statements and other environmental documents and studies for projects on the State Highway System.

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that community/socio-economic impact portions of Environmental Impact Statements and other environmental documents prepared for Department projects are consistent with Federal and State laws and regulations and are technically accurate and sufficient.

The Manual:

1. Provides a description of the community impacts that may occur as a result of a transportation project;
    

2. Specifies methods, techniques, and data requirements for conducting a community impact assessment;
    

3. Describes procedures for presenting the results of the community impact assessment in environmental documents; and
    

4. Discusses measures available to mitigate potential impacts.