[19980501]98-417_《国家环境政策法》适用的法定修改.pdf

1Pub. L. No. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852, codified at 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.240 C.F.R. 1500.1 et seq.3Stryckers Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. Karlen, 444 U.S. 223, 227 (1980); VermontYankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 435 U.S. 519, 558(1978).Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-417 AMay 1, 1998Statutory Modifications of the Application ofNEPAPamela BaldwinLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryFrom time to time, Congress has considered the operation of the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act. While Congress has amended the statute itself only twicesince its enactment, Congress has often enacted provisions that modify the applicationof the Act or specify the extent of the documents that need be prepared in particularinstances or contexts. This report collects and lists examples of such provisions and willbe updated as legislative action warrants.The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA),1 enacted January 1, 1970,establishes a national environmental policy and requires federal agencies to “use allpracticable means, consistent with other essential considerations of n