Public Law 91-190

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United States federal statute environmental law framework environmental law

Public Law 91-190 is the formal designation of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, a foundational U.S. environmental law that established national environmental policies and the requirement for environmental impact assessments.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
framework environmental law ⓘ
appliesTo federal agencies of the United States ⓘ
major federal actions ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
codifiedSections 42 U.S.C. §4321 et seq. ⓘ
considered cornerstone of U.S. environmental law ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creates Council on Environmental Quality ⓘ
effectiveDate 1970-01-01 ⓘ
enactedBy 91st United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Council on Environmental Quality ⓘ
National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
surface form: national environmental policy of the United States

requirement for environmental assessments ⓘ
requirement for environmental impact statements ⓘ
focusesOn environmental protection ⓘ
interdisciplinary environmental planning ⓘ
public disclosure of environmental impacts ⓘ
influenced environmental review processes in other countries ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
officialName National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
surface form: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
publicLawNumber 91-190 ⓘ
purpose to enrich the understanding of ecological systems and natural resources ⓘ
to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere ⓘ
to stimulate the health and welfare of humans ⓘ
requires consideration of alternatives to proposed federal actions ⓘ
consultation with other federal and state agencies on environmental impacts ⓘ
federal agencies to consider environmental impacts of major federal actions ⓘ
preparation of a detailed environmental impact statement for major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment ⓘ
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shortName National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
surface form: NEPA
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingDate 1970-01-01 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation 83 Stat. 852 ⓘ
titleOfAct National Environmental Policy Act ⓘ
surface form: An Act to establish a national policy for the environment, to provide for the establishment of a Council on Environmental Quality, and for other purposes
yearOfEnactment 1969 ⓘ

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