4 Cited authorities

  1. Section 701 - Application; definitions

    5 U.S.C. § 701   Cited 9,405 times   36 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the definition given in Section 551
  2. Section 1531 - Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy

    16 U.S.C. § 1531   Cited 1,675 times   26 Legal Analyses
    Finding and declaring that "various species of fish, wildlife, and plants in the United States have been rendered extinct" while "other species ... have been so depleted in numbers that they are in danger of or threatened with extinction ...."
  3. Section 4331 - Congressional declaration of national environmental policy

    42 U.S.C. § 4331   Cited 698 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Recognizing "the critical importance of restoring and maintaining environmental quality to the overall welfare and development of man," and declaring the federal government’s responsibility to "preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage"
  4. Section 1600 - Congressional findings

    16 U.S.C. § 1600   Cited 469 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Directing agency to specify guidelines for land management plans