United States Code/Title 42/Chapter 55

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law that established a U.S. national policy promoting the enhancement of the environment and also established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).

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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 55 — National Environmental Policy
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§ 4321 Congressional declaration of purpose.
SUBCHAPTER I—POLICIES AND GOALS
§ 4331 Congressional declaration of national environmental policy.
§ 4332 Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts.
§ 4333 Conformity of administrative procedures to national environmental policy.
§ 4334 Other statutory obligations of agencies.
§ 4335 Efforts supplemental to existing authorizations.
SUBCHAPTER II—COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
§ 4341 Omitted.
§ 4342 Establishment; membership; Chairman; appointments.
§ 4343 Employment of personnel, experts and consultants.
§ 4344 Duties and functions.
§ 4345 Consultation with Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Environmental Quality and other representatives.
§ 4346 Tenure and compensation of members.
§ 4346a Travel reimbursement by private organizations and Federal, State, and local governments.
§ 4346b Expenditures in support of international activities.
§ 4347 Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 4361 Repealed.
§ 4361a Repealed.
§ 4361b Implementation by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency of recommendations of “CHESS” Investigative Report; waiver; inclusion of status of implementation requirements in annual revisions of plan for research, development, and demonstration.
§ 4361c Staff management.
§ 4362 Interagency cooperation on prevention of environmental cancer and heart and lung disease.
§ 4362a  Membership of Task Force on Environmental Cancer and Heart and Lung Disease.
§ 4363 Continuing and long-term environmental research and development.
§ 4363a Pollution control technologies demonstrations.
§ 4364 Expenditure of funds for research and development related to regulatory program activities.
§ 4365 Science Advisory Board.
§ 4366 Identification and coordination of research, development, and demonstration activities.
§ 4366a Omitted.
§ 4367 Reporting requirements of financial interests of officers and employees of Environmental Protection Agency.
§ 4368 Grants to qualified citizens groups.
§ 4368a Utilization of talents of older Americans in projects of pollution prevention, abatement, and control.
§ 4368b General assistance program.
§ 4369 Miscellaneous reports.
§ 4369a Reports on environmental research and development activities of Agency.
§ 4370 Reimbursement for use of facilities.
§ 4370a Assistant Administrators of Environmental Protection Agency; appointment; duties.
§ 4370b Availability of fees and charges to carry out Agency programs.
§ 4370c Environmental Protection Agency fees.
§ 4370d Percentage of Federal funding for organizations owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
§ 4370e Working capital fund in Treasury.
§ 4370f Availability of funds after expiration of period for liquidating obligations.


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