National Environmental Policy Act: Joint Hearings Before the Committee on Public Works and the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1972 - 604 pages |
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... interest , and that has to do with the impact of NEPA on programs carried out by various Federal agencies created by legislation that originated in the two committees . The Interior Committee has a strong interest , for example , in the ...
... interest , and that has to do with the impact of NEPA on programs carried out by various Federal agencies created by legislation that originated in the two committees . The Interior Committee has a strong interest , for example , in the ...
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... interest to these committees . The Calvert Cliffs case also raised the issue of the relationship of NEPA to a regulatory action of State water pollution control agencies authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act . The court ...
... interest to these committees . The Calvert Cliffs case also raised the issue of the relationship of NEPA to a regulatory action of State water pollution control agencies authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act . The court ...
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... interest required the timely issuance of the license . Thus , a question of equitable judgment is raised , balancing what the AEC believed to be the immediate and urgent public interest against the procedural requirements of NEPA . The ...
... interest required the timely issuance of the license . Thus , a question of equitable judgment is raised , balancing what the AEC believed to be the immediate and urgent public interest against the procedural requirements of NEPA . The ...
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... interests of the public . I have written legislators from the area we serve to urge them to examine the trend of results since the Environmental Policy Act was implemented , and to suggest that Congress provide guidance to these ...
... interests of the public . I have written legislators from the area we serve to urge them to examine the trend of results since the Environmental Policy Act was implemented , and to suggest that Congress provide guidance to these ...
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... interest and concern , they do not in them- selves represent a complete strategy for assuring compliance with the Act . We must also work to make Government more responsive to public views at every stage of the decision - making process ...
... interest and concern , they do not in them- selves represent a complete strategy for assuring compliance with the Act . We must also work to make Government more responsive to public views at every stage of the decision - making process ...
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Page 413 - State and local governments, and other concerned public and private organizations, to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans.
Page 82 - ... i. the environmental impact of the proposed action, ii. any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, iii. alternatives to the proposed action, iv. the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity, and v. any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.
Page 6 - Americans safe, healthful, productive, and esthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings; (3) attain the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk to health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences ; (4) preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage, and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice...
Page 364 - ... identify and develop methods and procedures, in consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality established by title II of this Act, which will insure that presently unquantified environmental amenities and values may be given appropriate consideration in decisionmaking along with economic and technical considerations...
Page 8 - ... to appraise programs and activities of the Federal Government in the light of the policy...
Page 82 - Nothing in Section 102 or 103 shall in any way affect the specific statutory obligations of any Federal agency (1) to comply with criteria or standards of environmental quality, (2) to coordinate or consult with any other Federal or State agency...
Page 8 - ... make available to States, counties, municipalities, institutions, and individuals, advice and information useful in restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of the environment ; (G) initiate and utilize ecological information in the planning and development of resource-oriented projects; and (H) assist the Council on Environmental Quality established by title II of this Act.
Page 9 - Report required by section 201 of this title; (2) to gather timely and authoritative information concerning the conditions and trends in the quality of the environment...
Page 81 - The Congress authorizes and directs that, to the fullest extent possible: (1) the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with the policies set forth in this chapter, and (2) all agencies of the Federal Government shall...
Page 63 - To the maximum extent practicable no administrative action subject to section 102(2) (C) is to be taken sooner than ninety (90) days after a draft environmental statement has been circulated for comment, furnished to the Council and, except where advance public disclosure will result in significantly increased costs of procurement to the Government, made available to the public pursuant to these guidelines ; neither should such administrative action be taken sooner than thirty (30) days after the...