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z <br />NATIONAL <br />~; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY <br />~~ <br />~~ ~ ......._._.......... _ _----ACT_of.._1969..._____..._..._..__..._._ _ <br />-~ ,/PURPOSES <br />~ - 'To declare a national policy which <br />wiN encourage productive and <br />~ ~ enjoyable harmony between man <br />~.~ and his environment <br />~ ~ - To promote efforts which will <br />prevent or eliminate damage to the <br />=~ ~ environment <br />,r ~ - To enrich the understanding of <br />~' ecological systems and natural <br />"` ~ resources... <br />- To establish a Counal on <br />~.~{ Environmental Quality." <br />. 9 <br />~:, - - <br />>;R ~ <br />Yc- <br />~'-,,Z. <br />~l <br />History of NEPA <br />3 <br />`•!1959 <br />-bill introduced to Congress declaring a national <br />em+ironmenlal policy <br />a, ~ J 1960's <br />"~~-~ -public concern about pollution <br />i - 2 Large oil spills steer Congress toward NEPA <br />legislation <br />y' ~ J 1970 <br />^,t ~ -January 1: President Nixon Signs NEPA <br />legislation <br />~ ,/ 1970's <br />-court decisions further define the leg'slation <br />"' ~ ! 1978 <br />~~ ~ - CEQ regulations first issued <br />r '_ `' ~ J 1986 <br />j `': -July 1: last revisions to CEQ regulationu <br />~~ <br />~_, ~ <br />;cam-~- -~ _~-~; ~^--- - ~: <br />