Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 3.djvu/605

 PUBLIC LAW 96-551—DEC. 19, 1980

94 STAT. 3249

or with other owners of real property in order to facilitate exchanges of real property by owners of real property in the region. ARTICLE VII.—ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS

(a) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency when acting upon matters that have a significant effect on the environment shall: (1) Utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decisionmaking which may have an impact on man's environment; (2) Prepare and consider a detailed environmental impact statement before deciding to approve or carry out any project. The detailed environmental impact statement shall include the following: (A) The significant environmental impacts of the proposed project; (B) Any significant adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the project be implemented; (C) Alternatives to the proposed project; (D) Mitigation measures which must be implemented to assure meeting standards of the region; (E) The relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; (F) Any significant irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed project should it be implemented; and (G) The growth-inducing impact of the proposed project; (3) Study, develop and describe appropriate alternatives to recommended courses of action for any project which involves unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources; (4) Make available to States, counties, municipalities, institutions and individuals, advice and information useful in restoring, maintaining and enhancing the quality of the region's environment; and (5) Initiate and utilize ecological information in the planning and development of resource-oriented projects. (b) Prior to completing an environmental impact statement, the agency shall consult with and obtain the comments of any Federal, State or local agency which has jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved. Copies of such statement and the comments and views of the appropriate Federal, State and local agencies which are authorized to develop and enforce environmental standards shall be made available to the public and shall accompany the project through the review processes. The public shall be consulted during the environmental impact statement process and views shall be solicited during a public comment period not to be less than 60 days. (c) Any environmental impact statement required pursuant to this article need not repeat in its entirety any information or data which is relevant to such a statement and is a matter of public record or is generally available to the public, such as information contained in an environmental impact report prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act or a Federal environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. However, such information or data shall be briefly described in

Public comments. Information, repetition.

42 USC 4321 note.

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