25-20-009 Environmental Consulting Services for HUD-Funded Projects

2026-11-03

HUD fulfills its National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) (NEPA) obligation through its own implementing regulations pursuant to 24 Code of Federal Regulations Part 58 (Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming HUD Environmental Responsibilities) (Part 58), which delegates environmental review responsibilities to local governments or other Responsible Entities (REs). As a State recipient of HUD funds, HCD may either: 1) Act as a grant recipient directly funding or undertaking a project and thereby assume the role of Responsible Entity (RE); or 2) Exercise HUD¿s responsibilities with respect to approval of a unit of general local government¿s (grantee) environmental certification, under which the grantee is the RE. When a State distributes funds to a grantee, the State must provide appropriate procedures by which the grantees will evidence their assumption of environmental responsibilities. As a steward of public funds, HCD accepts responsibility for the quality and accuracy of the local environmental review process as it pertains to HUD and HCD projects.

California

2026-03-06