The federal government is responsible for roughly 90% of the cost of building and maintaining the federal interstate highway system.What federal act would be violated if an interstate- widening project were undertaken without any assessment of the potential impact of the project on a nearby sensitive wetland habitat?

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires that all federal agencies assess the environmental impact of their actions, including any construction projects, before they are allowed to proceed. Failure to conduct this assessment would be a violation of NEPA. The Clean Water Act (A) regulates pollution and discharge into the nation's waterways, CITES (B) is an international treaty that regulates the trade of endangered species, and the ESA (D) protects threatened and endangered species and their habitats. While these laws may also be relevant to interstate highway projects, they would not be violated specifically by a failure to assess the impact on a wetland habitat.

The Federal Government Is Responsible for Roughly 90% of the Cost