will injure that presently unquantified environmental 
amenities and values may be given appropriate consi- 
deration in decisionmaking along with economic and 
technical considerations; 
(C) include in every recommendation or report on 
proposals for legislation and other major Federal 
actions significantly affecting the quality of the 
human environment, a detailed statement by the res- 
ponsible official on — 
(i) the environmental impact of the proposed 
action, 
(ii) any adverse environmental effects v/hich 
cannot be avoided should the proposal be 
implemented, 
(iii) alternatives to the proposed action, 
(iv) the relationship between local short-term 
uses of man's environment and the maintenance 
and enhancement of long-term productivity, and 
(v) any irreversible and irretrievable 
commitments of resources which would be involved 
in the proposed action should it be implemented. 
Prior to making any detailed statement, the respon- 
sible Federal official shall consult with and obtain 
the comments of any Federal agency which has juris- 
diction by law or special expertise with respect to 
any environmental impact involved. Copies* of such 
statement and the comments and vie'/s of the appro- 
priate Federal, State, and local agencies, which are 
authorized to develop and enforce environmental 
standards, shall be made available to the President, 
the Council on Environmental Quality and to the 
public as provided by section 552 of Title 5, and 
shall accompany the proposal through the existing 
agency review processes; 
$ * * 
(E) study, develop, and describe appropriate alter- 
natives to recommended courses of action in any pro- 
posal 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 appro- 
priate support to initiatives, resolutions, and 
programs designed to maximize international coopera- 
tion in anticipating and preventing a decline in the 
quality of mankind's v;orld environment; 
(0) make available to States, counties, municipalities, 
institutions, anti individuals, advice ana information 
useful in restoring, maintaining, and enhancing the 
quality of the environment; 
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