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State of North Carolina Environmental Impact Review Procedures
Date Added: Sunday, May 7, 2017Environmental Impact Review Requirements, State Land Use Law
North Carolina
State
North Carolina’s Environmental Policy Act, found at Article 1 in Chapter 113A, is modeled on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The act applies to state agencies, but not local agencies. Under § 113A-8 of the act, however, local governments may require by ordinance “any special-purpose unit of the government or private developer of a major development project” to submit an environmental impact statement, as defined at § 113A-4(2). Any such ordinance must be applied consistently and shall exempt projects for which an EIS or its equiva..
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State of New York Environmental Quality Review Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, May 3, 2017Environmental Impact Review Requirements, Local Boards, Natural Resource Protection & Conservation
New York
State
This law mandates that agencies within the state to require that an environmental impact statement be filed with them, before any person or business undertakes a project which may have potentially adverse environmental consequences. The law also describes the procedures for filing the impact statements and reviewing them. ..
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County of Collier Coastal Zone Management Ordinance
Date Added: Friday, April 14, 2017Coastal Protection, Environmental Impact Review Requirements, Sea Level Rise Adaptation
Florida
Municipal
In order to protect, conserve, and appropriately use its coastal areas, the Collier County Coastal Zone Management ordinance requires planning consistence, site development prioritization, and impact planning that considers potential impacts of sea level rise. The law requires that all new and existing development in the coastal zone furthers the goals, objectives and policies of the Growth Management Plan’s Conservation and Coastal Management Element, preserving native vegetation and limiting development densities for sites within undeveloped..
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State of Massachusetts Environmental Impact Review Ordinance
Date Added: Wednesday, March 2, 2016Environmental Impact Review Requirements
Massachusetts
State
Section sixty-one of chapter thirty requires all agencies to review, evaluate, and determine the impact on the natural environment of all works, projects, or activities conducted by the agencies and use all practicable means and measures to minimize damage to the environment. Section sixty-two defines “agency” to mean “an agency, department, board, commission or authority of the commonwealth, and any authority of any political subdivision which is specifically created as an authority under special or general law.” Any determination made by an..
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Washington State Environmental Policy Act
Date Added: Wednesday, February 24, 2016Environmental Impact Review Requirements
Washington
State
The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) seeks to consider the environmental impacts of government decisions and requires a review of various activities or projects in order to assess the proposal’s impact on the environment. Land, air, water, plants/animals, as well as impacts of noise, traffic, utilities, aesthetics, recreation and housing must be considered under this act. Counties throughout the state are working to coordinate their efforts at meeting the requirements of the Growth Management Act and SEPA. ..
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Town of Brookhaven Critical Environmental Areas and SEQRA Implementation
Date Added: Wednesday, February 10, 2016Environmental Impact Review Requirements, Natural Resource Protection & Conservation
New York
Municipal
This law creates a list of Type I and Type II actions, for the purpose of the Town implementing the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). ..
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