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42 U.S.C. 4331: Congressional declaration of national environmental policy

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-190. Not changed since. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 497c, 20 U.S.C. 5604.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. · became law · changed 112

How it got here

Unchanged since Public Law 91-190 (Jan 1, 1970).

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.