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                      -  California HSR – Fresno to Bakersfield 
                      -  Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Fresno to Bakersfield 
                      -  Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
                      -  Final Environmental Impact Statement - Fresno to Bakersfield 
                      -  Draft General Conformity Determination - Fresno to Bakersfield 

# Final Environmental Impact Statement - Fresno to Bakersfield

## California HSR – Fresno to Bakersfield

FRA issued the Fresno to Bakersfield High-Speed Rail (HSR) Project Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIR/EIS). In response to stakeholder, agency, and public feedback on the HSR alignment alternatives, the Final EIR/EIS includes the revised preliminary engineering designs, and the identification and analysis of the potential environmental effects associated with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the HSR system, including track structures, ancillary facilities, and stations.

The Final EIS incorporated changes to address comments received during the 2011 Draft EIR/EIS and 2012 Revised DEIR/Supplemental DEIS public comment periods. Changes compared to the July 2012 Revised Draft EIR/ Supplemental Draft EIS are shaded in grey to facilitate public and agency review.

The Final EIR/EIS presents the Project’s purpose and need, identifies all reasonable alternatives including track alignments, stations, and heavy maintenance facilities as well as the no action alternative, describes the affected environment, analyzes the potential environmental impacts of all the reasonable alternatives and the no action alternative, and identifies appropriate mitigation measures to minimize the potential environmental impacts.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Surface Transportation Board served as cooperating agencies on this Final EIR/EIS.

## Documents for download:

The files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF Format which is available for download at no cost on the Internet. *(Note: many of these files are very large and could take up to several minutes to download)*. Copies of the Fresno to Bakersfield Final EIR/EIS are also available on CD-ROM upon request by calling (866) 761-7755. More information is available on the Authority’s Webpage for the Fresno to Bakersfield EIR/EIS.

## **Volume I: Report**

                      - Cover Volume I
                      - Title Page Volume I
                      - Signature Page
                      - Fact Sheet
                      - Preface
                      - Table of Contents Volume I
                      - Summary
                      - Chapter 1 Project Purpose, Need, and Objectives
                      - Chapter 2 Alternatives
                      - Chapter 3.1 Introduction
                      - Chapter 3.2 Transportation
                      - Chapter 3.3 Air Quality and Global Climate Change
                      - Chapter 3.4 Noise and Vibration
                      - Chapter 3.5 Electromagnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Interference
                      - Chapter 3.6 Public Utilities and Energy
                      - Chapter 3.7 Biological Resources and Wetlands
                      - Chapter 3.8 Hydrology and Water Resources
                      - Chapter 3.9 Geology, Soils, and Seismicity
                      - Chapter 3.10 Hazardous Materials and Wastes
                      - Chapter 3.11 Safety and Security
                      - Chapter 3.12 Socioeconomics, Communities, and Environmental Justice
                      - Chapter 3.13 Station Planning, Land Use, and Development
                      - Chapter 3.14 Agricultural Lands
                      - Chapter 3.15 Parks, Recreation, and Open Space
                      - Chapter 3.16 Aesthetics and Visual Resources
                      - Chapter 3.17 Cultural and Paleontological Resources
                      - Chapter 3.18 Regional Growth
                      - Chapter 3.19 Cumulative Impacts
                      - Chapter 4.0 Draft Section 4(f)-6(f) Evaluations
                      - Chapter 5.0 Project Costs and Operations
                      - Chapter 6.0 Other CEQA-NEPA Considerations
                      - Chapter 7.0 Preferred Alternative
                      - Chapter 8.0 Public and Agency Involvement
                      - Chapter 9.0 EIR-EIS Distribution
                      - Chapter 10.0 List of Preparers
                      - Chapter 11.0 References and Sources Used in Document Preparation
                      - Chapter 12.0 Glossary of Terms
                      - Chapter 13.0 Index
                      - Chapter 14.0 Acronyms and Abbreviation

## **Volume II: Technical Appendices**

                      - Cover Volume II
                      - Title Page Volume II
                      - 1-A Business Plans
                      - 2-A Road Crossings
                      - 2-B Railroad Crossings
                      - 2-C Operations and Service Plan Summary
                      - 2-D Applicable Design Standards
                      - 2-E Summary of Requirements for Operations and Maintenance Facilities
                      - 2-F Potential Interim Service on the Initial Construction Segment
                      - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint	                         - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 1-90  
                        - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 91-150
                        - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 151-250
                        - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 251-300
                        - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 301-380
                        - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 381-460
                        - 3.1-A Parcels within HST Footprint Part 461-558 
                      - 3.3-A Potential Impact from Induced Wind
                      - 3.3-B Draft Federal General Conformity Determination
                      - 3.4-A Noise and Vibration
                      - 3.5-A Technical Study: Pre-Construction Electromagnetic Measurement Survey
                      - 3.6-A Existing Plus Project Conditions Energy Analysis
                      - 3.6-B Water Usage Analysis Technical Memorandum
                      - 3.6-C Energy Analysis Memorandum
                      - 3.7-A Special-Status Species and Observed Habitats
                      - 3.7-B Comparison of Impacts on Biological Resources By Alternative
                      - 3.7-C Watershed Evaluation Report	                         - 3.7-C Watershed Evaluation Report Part 1 of 4
                        - 3.7-C Watershed Evaluation Report Part 2 of 4
                        - 3.7-C Watershed Evaluation Report Part 3 of 4
                        - 3.7-C Watershed Evaluation Report Part 4 of 4 
                      - 3.8-A Water Bodies Crossed by Fresno to Bakersfield Section Alternatives
                      - 3.8-B Summary of Hydraulic Modeling
                      - 3.11-A Safety and Security Data
                      - 3.11-B Airport Obstructions
                      - 3.12-A Residential, Business, and Mobile Home Relocation Assistance Brochures
                      - 3.12-B Effects On School District Funding and Transportation Bus Routes
                      - 3.12-C Children's Health and Safety Risk Assessment
                      - 3.13-A Land Use Plans, Goals, and Policies
                      - 3.14-A Results and Findings of Land Evaluation and Site Assessment
                      - 3.14-B Effects on Confined Animal Agriculture
                      - 3.14-C High Speed Train Noise Disturbance on Grazing Lands
                      - 3.17-A Programmatic Agreement
                      - 3.19-A Planned and Potential Projects and Plans
                      - 3.19-B Planned and Potential Transportation Projects
                      - 5-A Operating Cost Memorandum

## **Volume III: Alignment Plans**

                      -  Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2                          - Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 1 of 6
                        - Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 2 of 6
                        - Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 3 of 6
                        - Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 4 of 6
                        - Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 5 of 6  
                        - Section A Alignment Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 6 of 6 
                      -  Section B Alignment Plans Part 2 of 2                          - Section B Alignment Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 1 of 5
                        - Section B Alignment Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 2 of 5
                        - Section B Alignment Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 3 of 5
                        - Section B Alignment Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 4 of 5
                        - Section B Alignment Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 5 of 5   
                      -  Section C Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 1 of 2                          - Section C Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 1 of 5
                        - Section C Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 2 of 5
                        - Section C Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 3 of 5
                        - Section C Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 4 of 5
                        - Section C Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 5 of 5 
                      -  Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2                          - Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2 -File 1 of 6                          - Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2 -File 2 of 6
                        - Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2 -File 3 of 6
                        - Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2 -File 4 of 6
                        - Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2 -File 5 of 6
                        - Section D Roadway and Grade Separation Plans Part 2 of 2 -File 6 of 6 
                      -  Section E Station Plans 
                      -  Section F High Speed Train Structure Plans 1 of 2                          - Section F High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 1 of 4
                        - Section F High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 2 of 4
                        - Section F High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 3 of 4
                        - Section F High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 1 of 2 - File 4 of 4 
                      -  Section G High Speed Train Structure Plans 2 of 2                          - Section G High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 1 of 5
                        - Section G High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 2 of 5
                        - Section G High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 3 of 5
                        - Section G High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 4 of 5
                        - Section G High Speed Train Structure Plans Part 2 of 2 - File 5 of 5 
                      -  Section H Roadway Structure Plans                          - Section H Roadway Structure Plans Part 1 of 2
                        - Section H Roadway Structure Plans Part 2 of 2 
                      -  Section I Sound Barrier Plans                          - Section I Sound Barrier Plans Part 1 of 2
                        - Section I Sound Barrier Plans Part 2 of 2 

## **Volume IV**

                      - Cover Volume IV
                      - Volume IV Title Page
                      - Volume IV Table of Contents
                      - Chapter 15, 16, and 17 Introduction, Standard Responses, and Respuestas Estándar
                      - Chapter 18 Response to Comments from Federal Agencies
                      - Chapter 19 Response to Comments from State Agencies
                      - Chapter 20 Response to Comments from Local Agencies	                         - Chapter 20 Response to Comments from Local Agencies Part 1 of 2
                        - Chapter 20 Response to Comments from Local Agencies Part 2 of 2 
                      - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations A-Q	                         - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations A-Q Part 1 of 2
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations A-Q Part 2 of 2 
                      - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R	                         - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 1 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 2 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 3 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 4 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 5 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 6 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 7 of 8
                        - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations R Part 8 of 8 
                      - Chapter 21 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations S-Z
                      - Chapter 22 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name A-C
                      - Chapter 23 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name D-F
                      - Chapter 24 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name G-J
                      - Chapter 25 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name K-M
                      - Chapter 26 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name N-R
                      - Chapter 27 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name S-U
                      - Chapter 28 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name V-Z
                      - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings	                         - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-23-2011
                        - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-24-2011
                        - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-25-2011
                        - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-30-2011
                        - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 9-20-2011
                        - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 9-21-2011
                        - Chapter 29 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 9-22-2011 
                      - Chapter 30 Response to Comments from Federal Agencies Post Comment Period
                      - Chapter 31 Response to Comments from State Agencies Post Comment Period
                      - Chapter 32 Response to Comments from Local Agencies Post Comment Period
                      - Chapter 33 References

## **Volume V**

                      - Cover Volume V
                      - Volume V Title Page
                      - Volume V Table of Contents
                      - Chapter 34, 35, and 36 Introduction, Standard Responses, and Respuestas Estándar
                      - Chapter 37 Response to Comments from Federal Agencies
                      - Chapter 38 Response to Comments from State Agencies
                      - Chapter 39 Response to Comments from Local Agencies	                         - Chapter 39 Response to Comments from Local Agencies A-J
                        - Chapter 39 Response to Comments from Local Agencies K-Z 
                      - Chapter 40 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations	                         - Chapter 40 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations Part 1 of 5
                        - Chapter 40 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations Part 2 of 5
                        - Chapter 40 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations Part 3 of 5
                        - Chapter 40 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations Part 4 of 5
                        - Chapter 40 Response to Comments from Businesses and Organizations Part 5 of 5 
                      - Chapter 41 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name A-C
                      - Chapter 42 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name D-F
                      - Chapter 43 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name G-J
                      - Chapter 44 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name K-M
                      - Chapter 45 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name N-R
                      - Chapter 46 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name S-U
                      - Chapter 47 Response to Comments from Individuals Last Name V-Z
                      - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings	                         - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-13-2012
                        - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-14-2012
                        - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-15-2012
                        - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-27-2012
                        - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-28-2012
                        - Chapter 48 Response to Comments from Public Meetings and Hearings 8-29-2012 
                      - Chapter 49 Response to Comments from State Agencies Post Comment Period
                      - Chapter 50 Response to Comments from Local Agencies Post Comment Period
                      - Chapter 51 Post Comment Period Submissions
                      - Chapter 52 References

## **Volume VI**

                      - VV6-01 Chapters 53 and 54 Letters Inadvertently Omitted from Volumes IV & V and Errata
                      - V6-02 Chapter 54 Letters Inadvertently Omitted from Volumes IV & V and Errata
                      - V6-03 Chapter 54 Letters Inadvertently Omitted From Volumes IV & V and Errata
                      - V6-04 Chapter 54 Letters Inadvertently Omitted From Volumes IV & V and Errata
                      - V6-05 Chapter 54 Letters Inadvertently Omitted From Volumes IV & V and Errata
                      - V6-06 Chapters 54 and 55 Letters Inadvertently Omitted From Volumes IV & V and Errata