National Environmental Policy Act. A 1969 federal statute establishing U.S. environmental policy. • The statute requires federal agencies to submit an environmental-impact statement with every proposal for a program or law that would affect the environment. 42 USCA §§ 4321–4347 — Abbr. NEPA. See ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT STATEMENT. [Cases: Environmental Law 571–615.] “One should not assume that […]
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A 1969 federal statute establishing U.S. environmental policy. • The statute requires federal agencies to submit an environmental-impact statement with every proposal for a program or law that would affect the environment. 42 USCA §§ 4321–4347 — Abbr. NEPA. See ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT STATEMENT. [Cases: Environmental Law 571–615.]
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National Environmental Policy Act/N.E.P.A. 〈美〉《国家环境政策法》 美国于1969年颁布的确立美国环境政策的一项联邦法律。该法的主要条款要求每一联邦机关必须为将影响环境的计划或法律递交附有建议的环境影响报告〔environmental-impact statement〕。 (→environmental impact statements)
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Council on Environmental Quality. A three-member council in the Executive Office of the President responsible for developing and recommending national policy on environmental quality. • The council was created by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Its members are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.42 USCA §§ 4321
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environmental impact statements 〈美〉(联邦和州法律要求提交的)环境影响报告书 联邦行政机构在进行可能影响环境的活动时，所必须准备的一种文件。1969年的《国家环境政策法》〔National Environment Policy Act〕首次要求提交该类文件。其目的是为了促使行政机构在进行决策时充分考虑到环境因素，包括社会方面与美学方面的；并为总统和国会审查或变更行政机构影响环境的行为提供基本材料。环境质量委员会〔Council on Environment Quality〕在准备环境影响报告书的过程中应提供公众参与机会，在最后报告书完成之前，应当就该问题举行听证。许多州对州和地方行政机关都有提交类似于联邦环境影响报告书的要求。
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environmental-impact statement. Environmental law. A document that the National Environmental Policy Act (42 USCA § 4332(2)(c)) requires a federal agency to produce for a major project or legislative proposal so that better decisions can be made about the positive and negative environmental effects of an undertaking. — Abbr. EIS. — Also termed environmental-impact report (EIR).
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major action. Environmental law. An undertaking that may have a significant impact on the environment, for which an environmental assessment usu. must be prepared under some state laws and under the National Environmental Policy Act. Cf. MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION. [Cases: Environmental Law 587.]
major federal action. Environmental law. An undertaking by a federal agency, or one that must be approved by a federal agency, that may have a significant impact on the environment, such as constructing an aqueduct or dam, constructing a highway through wetlands, or adopting certain agency regulations. • Under the National Environmental Policy Act, a
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