… lower intensity, more routine maintenance projects because environmental assessments or environmental impact statements have gotten so incredibly expensive. And so, yeah, yes, in a sense, they are a band aid. Would you say that because this comes up regularly here in this committee in regards to NEPA that perhaps there needs to be some changes made to NEPA. Yeah, the focus has drifted from analyzing the real environmental impacts and doing a good job of communicating those impacts to the public. That's the intent of nepa. (02:54–03:05)
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Suggests that changes may be needed to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
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