National Environmental Policy Act

...This system was first institutionalized in the United States.
[Foreign countries]
In the United States, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) was enacted in 1969, which requires the government to prepare and publish an environmental impact statement (EIS) that includes consideration of alternatives for major federal government activities that have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment, and to implement public participation procedures such as allowing residents to submit their opinions on the statement, and allows residents to file injunctive lawsuits against violations of these regulations. Note that government activities subject to NEPA are not limited to development activities, but also include the approval of private railroad fares, nuclear facility export programs, and the provision of subsidies.

*Some of the terms mentioned in the National Environmental Policy Act are listed below.

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…この制度は，まずアメリカで制度化された。
［諸外国］
　アメリカでは，1969年に〈国家環境政策法National Environmental Policy Act〉(NEPA)が制定され，人間環境の質に著しい影響を与える主要な連邦政府の活動につき，代替案の検討を含む環境影響評価書environmental impact statement(EIS)の作成と公表，それに対して住民が意見を提出するなどの住民参加手続を政府に義務づけ，これについての違反行為に対し住民からの差止訴訟を認めている。なおNEPAの対象となる政府活動は開発行為に限られず，私鉄運賃の認可，核施設輸出プログラム，補助金の交付等も該当する。…

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