environmental impact statement

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). [Cases: Environmental Law 571–615.]

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