Archeologists and environmental advocates are sounding the alarm on a state bill that would exempt the Department of Transportation from compliance with parts of the Georgia Environmental Policy Act on state-funded road construction projects. The bill, which the Senate OK’d in February and is currently in a House committee, is meant to expedite projects funded through the nearly $1 billion transportation bill passed last year. Local governments have contributed to the new tax, and proponents of the bill want that funding coming back as unencumbered as possible.