National Environmental Policy Act of 1969Presentation by Nick Lyon

NEPA• The National Environmental Policy Act is:• National• Drafted in 1969• And was amended in

• The regulations imposed by the act include:• Requiring all federal agencies attempting to purchase/develop

land to submit two different forms• Environmental Impact Assessments (EISs)• And Environmental Assessments (EAs)

• The organizations responsible for it are:• The Office of Federal Activities (OFA)• And the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

NEPA being signed by President Nixon

Bibliography• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)• http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/nepa.html

• For the photo• http://www.prairiefirenewspaper.com/2010/10/the-national-envi

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