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proval and adoption, and 



(iv) after January 1, 1976, the responsible 

 Federal official provides early notification to, 

 and solicits the views of, any other State or any 

 Federal land management entity of any action 

 or any alternative thereto which may have sig- 

 nificant impacts upon such State or affected 

 Federal land management entity and, if there is 

 any disagreement on such impacts, prepares a 

 written assessment of such impacts and views 

 for incorporation into such detailed statement. 

 The procedures in this subparagraph shall not re- 

 lieve the Federal official of his responsibilities for 

 the scope, objectivity, and content of the entire 

 statement or of any other responsibility under this 

 chapter; and further, this subparagraph does not 

 affect the legal sufficiency of statements prepared 

 by State agencies with less than statewide 

 jurisdiction.' 



(E) study, develop, and describe appropriate 

 alternatives to recommended courses of action in 

 any proposal which involves unresolved conflicts 

 concerning alternative uses of available resources: 



(F) recognize the worldwide and long-range 

 character of environmental problems and, where 

 consistent with the foreign policy of the United 

 States, lend appropriate support to initiatives, 

 resolutions, and programs designed to maximize 

 international cooperation in anticipating and pre- 

 venting a decline in the quality of mankind's 

 world environment: 



(G) make available to States, counties, munici- 

 palities, institutions, and individuals, advice and 

 information useful in restoring, maintaining, and 

 enhancing the quality of the environment: 



(H) initiate and utilize ecological information in 

 the planning and development of resource- 

 oriented projects: and 



(I) assist the Council on Environmental Quality 

 established by subchapter II of this chapter. 

 (As amended Pub. L. 94-83, Aug. 9, 1975, 89 Stat. 



424.) 



Amendments 



1975 — subpar. (D). Pub. L. 94-83 added subpar. (D) 

 Former subpar. {D) redesignated (E). 



Subpars (E) to (I). Pub. L. 94-83 redesignated former 

 subpars. (D) to (H) as (E) to (I), respectively. 

 Section Referred to in Other Sections 



This section Is referred to In sections 2242, 4334 of this 

 title: title 15 section 793; title 30 section 185: title 33 

 section 1504, title 45 section 791; title 49 section 1431. 



§4333. Conformity of administrative procedures to 

 national environmental policy. 



All agencies of the Federal Government shall re- 

 view their present statutory authority, administra- 

 tive regulations, and current F>olicies and procedures 

 for the purpose of determining whether there are 

 any deficiencies or inconsistencies therein which 

 prohibit full compliance with the purposes and pro- 

 visions of this chapter and shall proix>se to the Presi- 

 dent not later than July 1, 1971, such measures as 

 may be necessary to bring their authority and p)oli- 

 cles into conformity with the intent, purposes, and 

 procedures set forth in this chapter. (Pub. L. 91-190. 

 title I. § 103. Jan. 1, 1970. 83 Stat. 854.) 



Section Referred to in Other Sections 

 This section Is referred to in section 4334 of this title. 



§ 4334. Other statutory obligations of agencies. 



Nothing in section 4332 or 4333 of this title shall in 

 any way affect the specific statutory obligations of 

 any Federal agency (1) to comply with criteria or 

 standards of environmentjal quality. (2) to coordinate 

 or consult with any other Federal or State agency, 

 or (3) to act, or refrain from acting contingent upon 

 the recommendations or certification of any other 

 Federal or State agency. (Pub. L. 91-190, title I, § 104, 

 Jan. 1. 1970, 83 Stat. 854.) 



§ 4335. Efforts supplemental to existing authoriza- 

 tions. 



The policies and goals set forth in this chapter 

 are supplementary to those set forth in existing au- 

 thorizations of Federal agencies. (Pub. L. 91-190, 

 tiUe I, § 105, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 854.) 



SUBCHAPTER n— COUNCIL ON 

 MENTAL QUALITY 



ENVIRON- 



1 So In original. The period protoably should be a semi- 

 colon. 



Subchapter Referred to in Other Sections 

 This subchapter Is referred to In section 4332 of this 

 tlUe. 



§4341. Reports to Congress; recommendations for 

 legislation. 



The President shall transmit to the Congress an- 

 nually beginning July 1, 1970. an Environmental 

 Quality Report (hereinafter referred to as the "re- 

 port") which shall set forth (1) the status and con- 

 dition of the major natural, manmade, or altered 

 emvlronmental classes of the Nation, including, but 

 not limited to, the air. the aquatic, including marine, 

 estuarine. and fresh water, and the terrestrial en- 

 vironment, including, but not limited to, the forest, 

 dryland, wetland, range, urban, suburban, and rural 

 environment; (2) current and foreseeable trends in 

 the qxiaUty, management and utilization of such 

 environments and the effects of those trends on the 

 social, economic, and other requirements of the Na- 

 tion: (3) the adequacy of available natural resources 

 for fulfilling human and economic requirements of 

 the Nation in the light of expected population pres- 

 sures; (4) a review of the programs and activities 

 (including regulatory activities) of the Federal Gov- 

 ernment, the State and local governments, and non- 

 governmental entities or individuals, with particular 

 reference to their effect on the environment and on 

 the conservation, development and utilization of 

 natural resources: and (5) a program for remedying 

 the deficiencies of existing programs and activities, 

 together with recommendations for legislation. (Pub. 

 L. 91-190, title n, § 201, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 SUt. 854.) 

 Section Referred to in Other Sections 



This section Is referred to In section 4344 of this title. 



§ 4342. Establishment ; membership; Chairman; ap- 

 pointments. 

 There is created in the Executive Office of the 

 President a Council on Environmental Quality (here- 

 inafter referred to as the "Council"). The Coimdl 

 shall be composed of three members who shall be 

 appointed by the President bo serve at his pleasure. 

 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 



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