Appendix 5: Executive Order 11514: Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality, as Amended by Executive Order 11991

• Author: Nicholas C. Yost
• Pages: 69-70

Executive Order 11514, Protection and Enhancement of Environmental Quality Page 69

Executive Order 11514

Protection and Enhancement of

Environmental Quality

3 C.F.R. 902 (1966-70); as amended by

Executive Order 11991, 3 C.F.R. 123

(1978)

By virtue of the authority veste d in me as President of

the United States and in fur therance of the purpose

and policy of the National Env ironmental Policy Act

of 1969 (Public Law No. 91-190, approved January 1,

1970), it is ordered as follows:

SECTION 1. Policy. e Federal Government sha ll

provide leadership in protecting a nd enhancing the

quality of the Nation’s environment to sustain and

enrich human life. Feder al agencies shall initiate

measures needed to di rect their policies, plans and

programs so as to meet nat ional environmenta l goals.

e Council on Environmental Qu ality, through the

Chairman, sha ll advise and assist the President in lead-

ing this nationa l eort.

SEC. 2. Responsibilities of Fe deral agencies. Consonant

with Title I of the National Environmenta l Policy Act

of 1969, hereinafter re ferred to as the “Act”, the heads

of Federal agencies sha ll:

(a) Monitor, evaluate, and control on a continuing

basis their agencies’ ac tivities so as to protect and

enhance the qua lity of the environment. Such activities

shall include those d irected to controlling pollution

and enhancing t he environment and those de signed to

accomplish other program object ives which may aect

the quality of the envi ronment. Agencies sha ll develop

programs and meas ures to protect and enhance envi-

ronmental quality a nd shall assess progress in meet ing

the specic objectives of such ac tivities. Heads of agen-

cies shall consu lt with appropriate Federal, State and

local agencies in c arrying out their activities a s they

aect the qua lity of the environment.

(b) Develop procedures to ensure the f ullest prac-

ticable provision of timely public information a nd

understanding of Federa l plans and programs with

environmental impact in order to obta in the views

of interested parties. e se procedures shall include,

whenever appropriate, provision for public hearings,

and shall provide the public w ith relevant infor mation,

including information on altern ative courses of action.

Federal agencies sha ll also encourage State and loca l

agencies to adopt similar proc edures for informing the

public concerning their act ivities aecting the qualit y

of the environment.

(c) Insure that information regard ing existing or poten-

tial environmenta l problems and control methods

developed as part of res earch, development, demon-

stration, test, or evaluat ion activities is made available

to Federal agencies, State s, counties, municipalities,

institutions, and other entitie s, as appropriate.

(d) Review their agencies’ stat utory authority, admin-

istrative regu lations, policies, and procedures, includ-

ing those relating to loa ns, grants, contracts, leases,

licenses, or permits, i n order to identify any de cien-

cies or inconsistencies therein wh ich prohibit or limit

full complianc e with the purposes and provisions of

the Act. A report on this re view and the corrective

actions taken or plan ned, including such measures to

be proposed to the President as may be neces sary to

bring their authority and pol icies into conformanc e

with the intent, purposes a nd procedures of the Ac t,

shall be provided to the Cou ncil on Environmental

Quality not later th an September 1, 1970.

(e) Engage in exchange of data a nd research results,

and cooperate with agencie s of other governments to

foster the purposes of the A ct.

(f) Proceed, in c oordination with other agencies, with

actions required by sect ion 102 of the Act.

(g) In car rying out their responsibilities under the Act

and this Order, comply with the regu lations issued by

the Council except where such c ompliance would be

inconsistent with statutor y requirements.

[SEC. 2(g) added by Executive Order 11991.]

SEC. 3. Responsibilities of Coun cil on Environmental

Quality. e Council on Env ironmental Quality shall:

(a) Evaluate existing and proposed p olicies and act ivi-

ties of the Federal Government di rected to the control

of pollution and the enhancement of the envi ron-

ment and to the accomplishment of other objectives

which aect t he quality of t he environment. is sha ll

include continuing review of proce dures employed

in the development and enforcement of Federal sta n-

dards aec ting environmental quality. Based upon

such evaluations the C ouncil shall, where appropriate,

recommend to the President policies of environmental

quality and sha ll, where appropriate, seek resolution of

signicant environ mental issues .

(b) Recommend to the President and to the agencies

priorities among programs desi gned for the control of

pollution and for enhancement of the environment.