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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 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.
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