Legal Opinion
Township of Belleville v. Federal Transit Administration
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 9, 1998No. Civil Action 98-2836PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOLIN, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION 1
Plaintiff, the Township of Belleville, brings this suit to challenge the issuance of a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) by defendant, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The FTA issued the FONSI to New Jersey Transit (NJT), thereby authorizing the use of federal transportation funds for the construction and design of a project known as the Newark City Subway Extension (subway extension) Vehicle Base Facility (base facility) (jointly, the project). Plaintiff premises its cause of action on the theory that certain federal statutory…
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