Incorporating EIS & HIAAaron Kleinbaum, Esq.Legal Director, EELC

March 23, 2015

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

• 42 USC §§ 4321 et seq.• 1970, National Charter• Hard look at environmental impacts – federal

projects

EO 215

• major construction projects undertaken by NJ

agencies or receiving substantial NJ funding.

HIA: Health Impact Assessments

Examples of local EIS provisions:

Newark Zoning and Landuse: Chapter 14. Subdivision Site Plan Zoning & Design Standards

Princeton Boro Code: Environmental Information Statement, Article IX. Subdivision checklist.

Preemption issues:

Where NJDEP has asserted its jurisdiction, fully investigated, or considered all aspects. Dowel v. HarmonyBut holding is limited to waste discharge permits.

Opportunities for the local use of an EIS or other environmental ordinance:

Sustainability – a balanced decision making framework using the triple bottom line: Society, Environment, Economy

AdaptationResilienceMitigationEnvironmental Justice

Cumulative Impacts