National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NEPA

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National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)

• Drafted Year1969
• National Legislation
• By Hyunseok Lee
• Per.6 04/30/09

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NEPA

• First laws ever written for protecting the
  environment.
• assure that all branches of government give
  proper consideration to the environment.
• promote informed decision-making by federal
  agencies by making "detailed information
  concerning significant environmental impacts"
  available to both agency leaders and the public.

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NEPA

• NEPAs procedural requirements apply to all
  federal agencies in the executive branch.
• Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental
  Impact Statements (EISs)
• EA and EIS are documents required by NEPA.
• EA determines whether EIS is required.
• EIS is a tool for decision-making EIS describes
  the positive and negative environment effects of
  proposed agency action.