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Department of Justice <br />z Office of Justice Programs <br />Bureau of Justice Assistance <br />Warhiagroe, D.C. 20531 <br />Memorandum To: Official Grant File <br />From: Orbin Terry, NEPA Coordinator <br />Subject: Incorporates NEPA Compliance in Further Developmental Stages for County of <br />Orange <br />The Edward Byme Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and local governments to <br />support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system, some of <br />which could have environmental impacts. All recipients of JAG funding must assist BJA in complying with NEPA <br />and other related federal environmental impact analyses requirements in the use of grant funds, whether the funds <br />are used directly by the grantee or by a subgrantee or third party. Accordingly, prior to obligating funds for any of <br />the specified activities, the grantee must fast determine if any of the specified activities will be funded by the <br />grant. <br />The specified activities requiring environmental analysis are: <br />a. New construction; <br />b. Any renovation or remodeling of a property located in an environmentally or historically sensitive area, <br />including properties located within a 100-year flood plain, a wetland, or habitat for endangered species, or a <br />property listed on or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places; <br />c. A renovation, lease, or any proposed use of a building or facility that will either (a) result in a change in its basic <br />prior use or (b) significantly change its size; <br />d. Implementation of a new program involving the use of chemicals other than chemicals that are (a) purchased as <br />an incidental component of a funded activity and (b) traditionally used, for example, in office, household, <br />recreational, or education environments; and <br />e. Implementation of a program relating to clandestine methamphetamine laboratory operations, including the <br />identification, seizure, or closure of clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. <br />Complying with NEPA may require the preparation of an Environmental Assessment and/or an Environmental <br />Impact Statement, as directed by BJA. Further, for programs relating to methamphetamine laboratory operations, <br />the preparation of a detailed Mitigation Plan will be required. For more information about Mitigation Plan <br />requirements, please see http://www.ojp.usdoj.govBJA/resource/nepa.htrnl. <br />Please be sure to carefully review the grant conditions on your award document, as it may contain more specific <br />information about environmental compliance. <br />20A-52