National Environmental Policy Act
A 1969 federal statute establishing U.S. environmental policy.? The statute requires federal agencies to submit an environmental-impact statement with every proposal for a program or law that would affect the environment. 42 USCA ¡ì¡ì 4321¨C4347 ¡ª Abbr. NEPA. See ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT STATEMENT. [Cases: Environmental Law 571¨C615.]