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Section 4(f) / GuidanceDecember 19, 2025

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Guidance documents are available in alternative text color upon request.

Programmatic Agreement Between FHWA-Wisconsin Division and WisDOT Regarding the Processing of Actions Classified as Categorical Exclusions for Federal-Aid Highway Projects July 31, 2025

FHWA Process Initiation Letter (PIL) Template (on WisDOT Letterhead)

Section 4(f)

A Finding of de Minimis Impact is now completed as a part of the Section 4(f) Factor Sheet.

FHWA Section 4(f) Policy Paper

Other FHWA Resources

FHWA Website

FHWA Planning, Environment and Realty

FHWA Environmental Review Toolkit

23 C.F.R. Part 771 - Environmental Impact and Related Procedures

WisDOT Tribal Affairs

WisDOT Cultural Resources

Native American Lands of Interest Scoping Determination Template

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Great Lakes Agency

Bureau of Indian Affairs Native American Lands Map

Delegated DNR Design Concurrence TemplateNovember 3, 2025

Request for DNR Initial Review or Final Concurrence Letter TemplateOctober 28, 2025

DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

2020 DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

Attachment A1- 1994 Memorandum of Understanding on Erosion Control and Stormwater

Attachment A2- 1994 Memorandum of Understanding on Erosion Control and Stormwater WPDES Agreement for DOT Construction Activities

Attachment A3- 1998 Memorandum of Understanding on Endangered and Threatened Species

Attachment A4- 1999 Memorandum of Understanding Relating to the Authorization of Stormwater Discharges to Waters of the State of Wisconsin

1990 Agreement between DOT and DNR for Visual Impact on Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

2021 Aquatic Connectivity Attachment to the DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

2022 Delegated DNR Design Concurrence Attachment to the DOT-DNR Cooperative Agreement

2023 Memorandum of Understanding for Regulation of Salt Storage Facilities

2024 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Design-Build Coordination January 10, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding on Compensatory Mitigation for Unavoidable Wetland Losses Resulting from State Transportation Activities August 20, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding Between USACOE, WisDOT, WDNR regarding Wisconsin Department of Transportation Banks Approved Prior to the Publication of 33 CFR part 332 in the Federal Register September 2, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding between WDNR and WisDOT for coordination of maintenance activities October 2, 2025

2025 Memorandum of Understanding between WDNR and WisDOT on Floodplain Encroachments and Waterway CrossingsNovember 4, 2025

Floodplain coordination letters November 4, 2025
Attachment 1 DNR DOT maintenance coordination form October 2, 2025

2023 DOT-DATCP Memorandum of Agreement

Agricultural Impact Notice Form (link to DATCP site)

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