42 U.S.C. § 4332a — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I,

Page 6141 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 4334 ‘‘(i) the environmental impact of the proposed action, ‘‘(ii) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented, ‘‘(iii) alternatives to the proposed action, ‘‘(iv) the relationship between local short-term uses of man’s environment and the maintenance and en- hancement of long-term productivity, and ‘‘(v) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments of resources which would be involved in the proposed action should it be implemented.’’ Par. (2)(D). Pub. L. 118–5, § 321(a)(6), added subpar. (D). Former subpar. (D) redesignated (G). Pub. L. 118–5, § 321(a)(4), substituted ‘‘any detailed’’ for ‘‘Any detailed’’. Par. (2)(E), (F). Pub. L. 118–5, § 321(a)(6), added sub- pars. (E) and (F). Former subpars. (E) and (F) redesig- nated (H) and (I), respectively. Par. (2)(G), (H). Pub. L. 118–5, § 321(a)(5), redesignated subpars. (D) and (E) as (G) and (H), respectively. Par. (2)(I). Pub. L. 118–5, § 321(a)(5), (7), redesignated subpar. (F) as (I) and inserted ‘‘consistent with the pro- visions of this chapter,’’ before ‘‘recognize’’. Par. (2)(J) to (L). Pub. L. 118–5, § 321(a)(5), redesig- nated subpars. (G) to (I) as (J) to (L), respectively. 1975—Par. (2)(D) to (I). Pub. L. 94–83 added subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpars. (D) to (H) as (E) to (I), respectively. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES Pub. L. 104–88, title IV, § 401, Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 955, provided that: ‘‘The licensing of a launch vehicle or launch site operator (including any amendment, exten- sion, or renewal of the license) under [former] chapter 701 of title 49, United States Code [now chapter 509 (§ 50901 et seq.) of Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs], shall not be considered a major Fed- eral action for purposes of section 102(C) of the Na- tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)) if— ‘‘(1) the Department of the Army has issued a per- mit for the activity; and ‘‘(2) the Army Corps of Engineers has found that the activity has no significant impact.’’ Executive Documents EX. ORD. NO. 13352. FACILITATION OF COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION Ex. Ord. No. 13352, Aug. 26, 2004, 69 F.R. 52989, pro- vided: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this order is to en- sure that the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense and the Environmental Protec- tion Agency implement laws relating to the environ- ment and natural resources in a manner that promotes cooperative conservation, with an emphasis on appro- priate inclusion of local participation in Federal deci- sionmaking, in accordance with their respective agency missions, policies, and regulations. SEC. 2. Definition. As used in this order, the term ‘‘co- operative conservation’’ means actions that relate to use, enhancement, and enjoyment of natural resources, protection of the environment, or both, and that in- volve collaborative activity among Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, private for-profit and nonprofit institutions, other nongovernmental entities and individuals. SEC. 3. Federal Activities. To carry out the purpose of this order, the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and Defense and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of ap- propriations and in coordination with each other as ap- propriate: (a) carry out the programs, projects, and activities of the agency that they respectively head that implement laws relating to the environment and natural resources in a manner that: (i) facilitates cooperative conservation; (ii) takes appropriate account of and respects the interests of persons with ownership or other legally recognized interests in land and other natural re- sources; (iii) properly accommodates local participation in Federal decisionmaking; and (iv) provides that the programs, projects, and ac- tivities are consistent with protecting public health and safety; (b) report annually to the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality on actions taken to implement this order; and (c) provide funding to the Office of Environmental Quality Management Fund (42 U.S.C. 4375) for the Con- ference for which section 4 of this order provides. SEC. 4. White House Conference on Cooperative Con- servation. The Chairman of the Council on Environ- mental Quality shall, to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of appropriations: (a) convene not later than 1 year after the date of this order, and thereafter at such times as the Chair- man deems appropriate, a White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation (Conference) to facilitate the exchange of information and advice relating to (i) coop- erative conservation and (ii) means for achievement of the purpose of this order; and (b) ensure that the Conference obtains information in a manner that seeks from Conference participants their individual advice and does not involve collective judg- ment or consensus advice or deliberation. SEC. 5. General Provision. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, sub- stantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its depart- ments, agencies, instrumentalities or entities, its offi- cers, employees or agents, or any other person. GEORGE W. BUSH. § 4332a. Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, § 1304(j)(2), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1386 Section, Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, § 1319, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 551, related to accelerated decision- making in environmental reviews. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an Effective Date of 2015 Amend- ment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. § 4333. Conformity of administrative procedures to national environmental policy All agencies of the Federal Government shall review their present statutory authority, admin- istrative regulations, and current policies and procedures for the purpose of determining whether there are any deficiencies or inconsist- encies therein which prohibit full compliance with the purposes and provisions of this chapter and shall propose to the President not later than July 1, 1971, such measures as may be necessary to bring their authority and policies into con- formity with the intent, purposes, and proce- dures set forth in this chapter. (Pub. L. 91–190, title I, § 103, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 854.) § 4334. Other statutory obligations of agencies Nothing in section 4332 or 4333 of this title shall in any way affect the specific statutory ob-