Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73
§306111 Environmental impact statement
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Summary
The division does not force anyone to prepare an environmental impact statement if the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) does not already require one. It also does not let anyone skip an environmental impact statement that NEPA requires.
Full Legal Text
Title 54, §306111
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Nothing in this division shall be construed to—
(1)require the preparation of an environmental impact statement where the statement would not otherwise be required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
(2)provide any exemption from any requirement respecting the preparation of an environmental impact statement under that Act.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30611116 U.S.C. 470h–2(i).Pub. L. 89–665, title I, § 110(i), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title II, § 206, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2997.
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§ 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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
54 U.S.C. § 306111
Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73