National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Environmental_Policy_Act_(NEPA)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Council_on_Environmental_Quality
gptkbp:amendedBy multiple times
gptkbp:appliesTo federal government actions
gptkbp:category gptkb:environmental_policy
gptkbp:citation gptkb:42_U.S.C._§_4321_et_seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted January 1, 1970
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Council_on_Environmental_Quality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
gptkbp:influenced state environmental policy acts
gptkbp:nickname Magna Carta of environmental law
gptkbp:purpose promote the enhancement of the environment
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Clean_Air_Act
gptkb:Clean_Water_Act
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Environmental_Assessments_(EA)
gptkb:Environmental_Impact_Statements_(EIS)
federal agencies to assess environmental effects of their proposed actions
public participation in environmental decision-making
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:NEPA
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Washington_State_Environmental_Policy_Act_(SEPA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5