Final Environmental Assessment for Constructing a Magnet School at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

Abstract

Pursuant to provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, Title 42 United States Code sections 4321 to 4347, implemented by Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Regulations, Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1500-1508, and 32 CFR 989, Environmental Impact AnalysisProcess, the U.S. Air Force (Air Force) assessed the potential environmental consequences associated with constructing a magnet school at Laughlin Air Force Base (LAFB), Texas. The purpose of the proposed project is to lease installation land for the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District (District) to provide a pre-kindergarten through fifth grade (PreK-5) school on LAFB, Texas, to accommodate 157 students. The need for the proposed action is to provide on-base elementary school education to assist the District in reaching an improved student-to-teacher ratio and as an alternative to base residents having to send their children off the base to schools in the District or elsewhere, or having to provide labor-intensive homeschooling. The Environmental Assessment (EA), Environmental Assessment for Constructing a Magnet School at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, dated October 2016 and incorporated by reference into this finding, analyzes the potential environmental consequences of activities associated with constructing a magnet school at LAFB, and provides environmental protection measures to avoid or reduce adverse environmental impacts. The EA considers the potential impacts of Alternative 1 Club Amistad Site, Alternative 2 Tweety Field Site, and the No Action Alternative. Alternative 1 is the Air Forces and the Districts Preferred Alternative. The EA also considers cumulative environmental impacts with other projects in the Region of Influence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1020911

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  • Danny Yandell
  • Melissa Markell

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  • Air Force Civil Engineer Center

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