§ 2006. — Environmental impact statements.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC2006]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 38--CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Sec. 2006. Environmental impact statements
(a) Preparation of environmental impact statements
Any Federal agency required under section 102 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) to issue an
environmental impact statement concerning a proposed crude oil
transportation system eligible for consideration under this chapter
shall, in preparing such statement, utilize, to the maximum extent
practicable and consistent with such Act [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.],
appropriate data, analyses, conclusions, findings, and decisions
regarding environmental impacts developed or made by any other Federal
or State agency.
(b) Filing of environmental impact statements
On or before December 1, 1978, all environmental impact statements
concerning proposed crude oil transportation systems eligible for
consideration under this chapter and required under section 102 of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4332] shall be
completed, made available for public review and comment, revised to the
extent appropriate in light of such comment, and submitted to the
President and the Council on Environmental Quality; except that in the
case of any environmental impact statement concerning any crude oil
transportation system which is eligible for consideration and which was
filed under section 2004(2) of this title, such actions may be taken not
later than 60 days after December 1, 1978.
(c) Report of Council on Environmental Quality
Promptly after receiving an environmental impact statement referred
to in subsection (b) of this section for a crude oil transportation
system, the Council on Environmental Quality shall submit to the
President a report on the Council's opinion concerning such statement
and concerning other matters related to the environmental impact of such
system.
(Pub. L. 95-617, title V, Sec. 506, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3160.)
References in Text
Such Act, referred to in subsec. (a), means the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Pub. L. 91-190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat.
852, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (Sec. 4321
et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 4321 of Title 42 and Tables.
