For a public-private partnership, whether a transportation project will use Federal funds or need to seek Federal approval is a critical determination. This ia because with Federal funding, or, to a more limited extent, Federal approvals, come the various Federal law conditions generally associated with normal Federal-aid highway projects. These conditions can affect both the cost of the project and the time to complete the project. This portion of the report will examine the threshold for a project to become a Federal project and the requirements that apply to Federal projects. For this part of the analysis, we will focus on those requirements or additional requirements that arise because of the Federal-aid highway funding or approvals required from the Department of Transportation. Although this report acknowledges these laws as impediments to public-private partnerships, the Administration is not proposing any changes to these laws.