(b) Many EQ resources will have more than one 

 EQ attribute; these attributes may be interrelated. 

 For example, a wetland may have both ecological 

 and aesthetic attributes, and the ecological attribute 

 may complement the aesthetic attribute. Only when 

 the full range of a given resource's significant attri- 

 butes is identified and evaluated can the require- 

 ments of the NEPA human environment and plan- 

 ning process Step 4 (evaluation) be met. 



(c) Significant EQ resources and attributes that 

 are institutionally, publicly, or technically recognized 

 as important to people should be taken into ac- 

 count in decisionmaking. Focusing on significant 

 issues is required by the GEO NEPA regulations (40 

 CFR 1500.1(b), 1501.7(a) (2) and (3), and 

 1502.2(b)). 



(1) Significance based on institutional recognition 

 means that the importance of an EQ resource or 

 attribute is acknowledged in the laws, adopted 

 plans, and other policy statements of public agen- 

 cies or private groups. Sources of institutional rec- 

 ognition include: 



(i) Public laws, executive orders, rules and regula- 

 tions, treaties, end other policy statements of the 

 Federal government. Table 3.4.3 lists the Federal 

 policies that should be considered in all studies as 

 basis for identifying institutionally recognized re- 

 sources or attributes. Other Federal policies are to 

 be considered as applicable. 



(ii) Plans and constitutions, laws, directives, reso- 

 lutions, gubernatorial directives, and other policy 

 statements of States with jurisdiction in the plan- 

 ning area. Examples are State water and air quality 

 regulations; State historic preservation plans; State 

 lists of rare, threatened, or endangered species; 

 and State comprehensive fish and wildlife manage- 

 ment plans. 



(iii) Laws, plans, codes, ordinances, and other 

 policy statements of regional and local public enti- 

 ties with junsdiction in the planning area. Regional 

 entities include nver basin commissions, councils of 

 government, and regional planning boards. Local 

 entities include counties, disthcts, parishes, cities, 

 towns, and villages. Examples of these entities' 

 sources of institutional recognition are regional 

 open space plans, county lists of historic sites, and 

 town zoning ordinances. 



(iv) Charters, bylaws, and formal policy state- 

 ments of pnvate groups. Examples are the National 

 Audubon Society Blue List of Species, properties of 

 the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and 

 properties of the Nature Conservancy. 



Table 3.4.3 — Sources of institutional recognition: 

 Federal policies. 



(a) Public laws. 



(1) American Folklife Preservation Act, Pub. L 94-201; 20 

 U.S.C. 2101, et seq 



(2) Anadromous Fish Consen/ation Act, Pub L. 89-304; 16 

 U.SC. 757, etseq. 



(3) Antiquities Act of 1906, Pub. L 59-209; 16 U.S.C. 431, et 

 seq. 



(4) Archeological and Historic Preservation Act, Pub. L. 93- 

 291; 16 U.S.C 469. et seq. (Also known as the Reservoir 

 Salvage Act of 1960, as amended; Public Law 93-291. as 

 amended; the Moss-Bennett Act; and the Preservation of 

 Historic and Archeological Data Act of 1974.) 



(5) Bald Eagle Act; 16 U S.C 668. 



(6) Clean Air Act. as amended. Pub. L 91-604; 42 U.S.C. 

 1857h-7. et seq 



(7) Clean Water Act. Pub. L. 92-500; 33 U.SC, 1251, et seq. 

 (Also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and 

 Public Law 92-500, as amended.) 



(8) Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972. as amended, Pub. 

 L, 92-583; 16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq 



(9) Endangered Species Act of 1973. as amended. Pub. L 

 93-205; 16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq. 



(10) Estuary Protection AcL Pub. L. 90-454; 16 U.S.C. 1221, 

 et seq. 



(11) Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act, Pub. L. 92- 

 516; 7 use. 136. 



(12) Federal Water Project Recreation Act, as amended. Pub. 

 L. 89-72; 16 U.SC, 460-1(12). et seq. 



(13) Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958, as amended, 

 Pub. L 85-624; 16 U.S.C. 661. et seq. (Also known as the 

 Coordination Act.) 



(14) Historic Sites of 1935, as amended. Pub. L. 74-292; 16 

 use. 461. et seq 



(15) Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, Pub. L 88-578; 

 16 U.SC, 460/-460/-11, et seq. 



(16) Manne Mammal Protection Act of 1972, Pub L, 92-522; 

 16 use. 1361. etseq. 



(17) Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 

 1972. Pub L. 92-532; 33 U.S.C, 1401, etseq. 



(18) Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1928; 16 U.S.C, 715, 



(19) Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918; 16 U.S.C. 703. et seq. 



(20) National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. 

 Pub L. 91-190; 42 U.SC 4321, et seq. (Also known as 

 NEPA; often incorrectly cited as the National Environmental 

 Protection Act ) 



(21) National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. as amended. 

 Pub. L 89-655; 16 U.SC, 470a, etseq. 



(22) Native Amencan Religious Freedom Act. Pub, L, 95-341; 

 42 use 1996, et seq. 



(23) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976,' Pub. 

 L. 94-580; 7 U.SC, 1010. et seq. 



(24) River and Harbor Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 403. et seq. 

 (Also known as the Refuse Act of 1899.) 



(25) Submerged Lands Act of 1953, Pub, L 82-3167, 43 

 use, 1301, et seq. 



(26) Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, 

 Pub. L. 95-89; 30 U.SC. 1201, et seq. 



(27) Toxic Substances Control Act. Pub, L, 94-469; 15 U.SC. 

 2601. et seq. 



(28) Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. as 

 amended. Pub, L. 83-566; 16 USC, 1001, etseq. 



(29) Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended. Pub, L 90-542; 

 16 use. 1271, et seq. 



(b) Executive orders. 



(1) Executive Order, 11593, Protection and Enhancement of 

 the Cultural Environment May 13, 1979 (36 FR 8921; May 

 15, 1971). 



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