National Environmental Policy Act

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was the first major environmental law in the United States and established national environmental policies for the country. NEPA mandates that federal agencies consider the impacts of their activities—including the issuance of federal permits, federal funding, and other federal agency actions—on the environment, and to ensure that information about these environmental impacts is available to the public before final decisions are made. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) promulgates regulations that require agencies to create their own NEPA implementing procedures. These procedures must meet the CEQ standard while reflecting each agency’s unique mandate and mission. Consequently, NEPA procedures vary from agency to agency. Direct data download | Metadata This item is curated by the Marine Cadastre team. Find more information at marinecadastre.gov.

《国家环境政策法案》（National Environmental Policy Act, NEPA）是美国首部重要环境立法，为美国确立了国家环境政策框架。NEPA要求联邦机构考量其各项活动——包括联邦许可核发、联邦资助提供及其他联邦机构行动——对环境造成的影响，并确保在作出最终决策前，相关环境影响信息可供公众查阅。环境质量委员会（Council on Environmental Quality, CEQ）颁布相关条例，要求各机构自行制定符合NEPA的执行程序。此类程序必须契合环境质量委员会制定的标准，同时兼顾各机构独特的法定职权与使命，因此不同机构的NEPA执行程序存在差异。直接数据下载 | 元数据。本数据集由海洋地籍（Marine Cadastre）团队整理维护，更多信息可访问marinecadastre.gov。