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15 U.S.C. § 720b

Environmental reviews

United States · Title 15 — COMMERCE AND TRADE · Status: effective

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15 U.S.C. § 720b, Environmental reviews, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/440759
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The issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of any Alaska natural gas transportation project under section 720a of this title shall be treated as a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The Commission— In carrying out paragraph (1), the Commission shall prepare a single environmental impact statement, which shall consolidate the environmental reviews of all Federal agencies considering any aspect of the Alaska natural gas transportation project covered by the environmental impact statement. Each Federal agency considering an aspect of the construction and operation of an Alaska natural gas transportation project under section 720a of this title shall— The environmental impact statement prepared under this section shall be adopted by each Federal agency described in paragraph (1) in satisfaction of the responsibilities of the Federal agency under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) with respect to the Alaska natural gas transportation project covered by the environmental impact statement. The Commission shall—

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