T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program - FEIS Chapters - PVD

T.F. Green Airport Improvement ProgramEnvironmental Impact Statement and Final Section 4(f) EvaluationThe impacts to Winslow Park are unavoidable since Winslow Park lies with the RPZ under the No-ActionAlternative and Alternatives B2 and B4 (refer to Chapter 7, Final Section 4(f)/Section 6(f) Evaluation). 4796.4 Social and Socioeconomic, and Environmental Justice and Children’s Healthand Safety RisksUnder Alternative B4, designing the Runway 5 End in order to allow for effective and efficient realignment ofMain Avenue would avoid the need to tunnel Main Avenue. As discussed in Section 5.5, Social andSocioeconomic, and Environmental Justice and Children’s Health and Safety Risks, of Chapter 5, EnvironmentalConsequences, Alternative B4 would not result in significant impacts to social and socioeconomic conditions.Also, Alternative B4 would not result in a disproportionate effect on the socioeconomic environment or result indisproportionate adverse impacts to environmental justice populations (minority, Hispanic, or low-incomepopulations) and, therefore, no mitigation measures are required. In addition, there are no significant impacts tochildren’s health and safety.Other social and socioeconomic impacts addressed in this section include the relocation of residences andbusinesses due to mandatory and voluntary property acquisitions.6.4.1 Mitigation for Other Social and Socioeconomic Impacts for Alternative B4Alternative B4 would result in the relocation of residences and businesses due to mandatory and voluntaryproperty acquisitions. Refer to Table 5-42 for a summary of property acquisitions. The relocation process for thefull and partial property acquisitions would be carried out in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Act(URA) requirements, as described below and fully in Appendix G.4, Conceptual Relocation Plan, of this FEIS.6.4.1.1 Relocate and Compensate According to the Uniform Relocation ActThe purpose of the URA is to promulgate rules to implement the programs in accordance with the followingobjectives:• To ensure owners of real property to be acquired for federal and federally assisted projects are treated fairlyand consistently, to encourage and expedite acquisition by agreements with such owners, to minimizelitigation and relieve congestion in the courts, and to promote public confidence in federal and federallyassisted land acquisition programs;• To ensure persons displaced as a direct result of federal or federally assisted projects are treated fairly,consistently, and equitably so that such displaced persons would not suffer disproportionate injuries as aresult of projects designed for the benefit of the public as a whole; and• To ensure agencies implement these regulations in a manner that is efficient and cost effective.In order to assure that each owner affected by the T.F. Green Airport Improvement Program is treated fairly andconsistently, the process required by the URA will be followed.479 U.S. Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Section 4(f), 49 U.S.C., section 303(c), or Section 4(f), requires DOT agencies to protect certain public resources.Chapter 6 – Mitigation 6-18 July 2011\\Mawatr\ev\09228.00\reports\FEIS_Final_July_2011\PVD_CH06_Mitigation_JUL_2011.doc