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Office of Environmental Management
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Office of Environmental Management
January 1970

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 was signed requiring the Federal government in all major actions to examine the environmental consequences of any major Federal action--such as the construction of a building--to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and to conduct a decision-making process that incorporates public input. An EIS must include the proposed action's purpose, need, alternative, effects on the environment, consequences, and organizations involved in the action.

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