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4 THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL An Act to establish a national policy for the of a Council on Environmental Quality, and for ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED= to provide for the establishment purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of . in Congress assembled, That this Act may be Act of 1969. " PURPOSE sentatives of the United States of America as the "National Environmental Policy Sec. 2. The purposes of this Act are: To declare a national policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between man d his environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the env' onment and biosphere and stimulate the health and welfare of man; to enrich the understan ing of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the Nation; and to establish Council on Environmental Quality. TITLE I DECLARATION OF NATIONAL Sec. 101. (a) The Congress, recognizing the prop interrelations of all components of the natural envi: influences of population growth, high-density urba exploitation, and new and expanding technological critical importance of restoring and maintaining en and development of man, declares that it is the con in cooperation with State and local governments, a organizations, to use all practicable means and men assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and prc maintain conditions under which man and nature c. the social, economic, and other requirements of pry (b) In order to carry out the policy set forth in of the Federal Government to use all practicable m considerations of national policy, to improve and c programs, and resources to the end that the Nation AL POLICY ind impact of man's activity on the anent, particularly the profound ration, industrial expansion, resource lvances and recognizing further the •onmental quality to the overall welfare wing policy of the Federal Government, other concerned public and private xes, including financial and technical ate the general welfare, to create and exist in productive harmony, and fulfill ;nt and future generations of Americans. s Act, it is the continuing responsibility ns, consistent with other essential rdinate Federal plans, functions, (1) fulfill the responsibilities of each generation trustee of the environment for succeeding generations; (2) assure for all Americans safe, healthful, and aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings; (3) attain the widest range of beneficial uses of to health or safety, or other undesirable and uninte~ environment without degradation, risk consequences;