Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 24, 2026

Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief last revised: Jun 15, 2026
§ 26.82 - State, Tribal, and local requirements.

State, Tribal, and local agencies may have programs in place that apply to the implementation or planning of a VA action, including but not limited to a State permitting system. When possible, VA will eliminate duplicate documentation of compliance with State, Tribal, and local procedures that involve similar analysis or information gathering to what NEPA requires by producing one NEPA document to satisfy environmental requirements at the Federal, State, Tribal, and local levels.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370a; E.O. 11514, 90 FR 8353
source: 91 FR 36054, June 15, 2026, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 38 CFR 26.82