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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) When does it apply? How can I help? CEQA helping NEPA?

NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) When does it apply? How can I help? CEQA helping NEPA?. When does or does not NEPA apply?. Did a Federal agency make a “decision”?........ To fund a specific grant? To allow activities to occur on federally managed lands?. How can you help?.

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NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) When does it apply? How can I help? CEQA helping NEPA?

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  1. NEPA(National Environmental Policy Act)When does it apply?How can I help?CEQA helping NEPA?

  2. When does or does not NEPA apply? • Did a Federal agency make a “decision”?........ • To fund a specific grant? • To allow activities to occur on federally • managed lands?

  3. How can you help? • Talk to the local Federal agency during the • project development stage. • Include the costs for surveys and NEPA • documentation development in your grant • proposal.

  4. CEQA helping NEPA? • CEQA is a state act • State or local government is responsible • NEPA is a federal act • Federal agency is responsible • Pieces of a CEQA analysis can be used in the • development of a NEPA document

  5. Take Home Message • Pre-planning may: • Save time • Save money • Reduce negative environmental effects • Develop positive working relationships • with all partners for the implementation • of fire hazard reduction projects

  6. The BLM Grant Compliance Process

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