Nepa Section 102

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Nepa section 102. 4 section 102 2 c iii requires federal agencies to conduct analyses of alternatives to the proposed action as part of any environmental impact statement eis. Section 102 of nepa establishes procedural requirements applying that national policy to proposals for major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment by requiring federal agencies to prepare a detailed statement on. Nepa contains two sections that require federal agencies to conduct an alternatives analysis.

Section 102 in title i of the act requires federal agencies to incorporate environmental considerations in their planning and decision making through a systematic interdisciplinary approach. 5 the other section 102 2 e requires federal agencies to. It establishes policy sets goals section 101 and provides means section 102 for carrying out the policy.

National environmental policy act of 1969. A the national environmental policy act nepa is our basic national charter for protection of the environment. A useful yet rarely used tool for public interest environmental lawyers.

Federal projects for construction and any major federal agency. Consideration of environmen tal consequences has become a routine component of federal decision making 10 that in and of itself was nothing short of a sea change the facilitating cause of this impressive impact is nepa s proce dural imperative. 4321 4347 january 1 1970 as amended by pub.

1 the environmental impact of the proposed action. Specifically all federal agencies are to prepare detailed statements assessing the environmental impact of and alternatives to major federal actions significantly affecting the environment. 94 83 august 9 1975 and pub.

2008 nepa section 102 1 the way the government does business. Nepa s basic policy is to assure that all branches of government give proper consideration to the environment prior to undertaking any major federal action that significantly affects. 97 258 4 b sept.