Environmental Justice and Title VI Sample Clauses

Environmental Justice and Title VI. Environmental Justice (EJ) calls for the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Executive Order No. 12898 requires Federal agencies to identify and address, as appropriate, disproportionately high and adverse impacts on minority and low-income populations. As a recipient of Title 23 funds, CTDOT is required to comply with EO 12898 by incorporating EJ principles into its transportation decision-making processes. Although similar, there are some distinctive differences between EJ and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin (as well as gender, age, and persons with disability through other federal and state nondiscrimination authorities), whereas EJ is directive to federal agencies to achieve environmental justice by addressing disproportionately high and adverse effects of activities on minority and low-income populations. Title VI prohibits discrimination by law, and EJ mandates a process for inclusive decision-making. When the Environmental Review identifies EJ considerations, a narrative report is required to identify any project specific requirements for Public Involvement and document the potential for any disproportionately high and adverse impacts, including displacements, on minority and low-income populations affected by the project. Where no such potential is identified; the supporting documentation shall be included with the Cat Ex checklist. When the potential for such impacts is identified, the project requires an individual CE, and the documentation should include an analysis of all measures that will be taken to avoid, minimize, and mitigate identified impacts. Additional information on this subject is available at the following Internet web site address: xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx.xxx/environment/environmental_justice/ Part 3: UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES This section of the Detailed Instructions will guide the completion of Part 4 of the CE Determination Checklist. An action cannot be categorically excluded unless there are no unusual circumstances in which a normally excluded action may have a significant effect. In the case where an unusual circumstance exists, but appropriate study shows there will not be significant effects, the CE classification may be proper. (For the purposes of this section ...