Internal Organization and External Contracting for the NEPA Process:

Internal Organization and External Contracting for the NEPA Process: Lessons from New Institutional Economics and Strategic Organizational Design

The U.S. Forest Service expends a great deal of resources complying with the requirements of NEPA. A large number of its land and resource management initiatives depend upon successful completion of the NEPA process. Unfortunately, the process is often contentious, leading to delays in important projects.