Subpart A Purpose, Legal Authority, Federal Laws and Authorities
Subpart B General Policy: Responsibilities of Responsible Entities
Subpart C General Policy: Environmental Review Procedures
Subpart D Environmental Review Process: Documentation, Range of Activities, Project Aggregation and Classification
Subpart E Environmental Review Process: Environmental Assessments (Ea’S)
Subpart F Environmental Review Process: Environmental Impact Statement Determinations
Subpart G Environmental Review Process: Procedures for Draft, Final and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements
Subpart H Release of Funds for Particular Projects

Terms Used In 24 CFR Part 58 - Environmental Review Procedures for Entities Assuming Hud Environmental Responsibilities

  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.