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ISSUE: STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACTS

Current State Environmental Quality Acts (SEQAs or Little NEPAs)

The following is a list of existing SEQAs. It includes sixteen states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico:

Arkansas
Title 8 - Environmental Law
Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 8-1-101 et. seq

California
California Environmental Quality Act
Cal. Pub. Res. Code §§ 21000 et. seq

Connecticut
Environmental Protection Act of 1971
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 22a-14 – 22a-20

District of Columbia
D.C. Code Ann. § 8-109.03 et. seq

Florida
Fla. Stat. §§ 390.82 et. seq

Hawaii
Hawaii Rev. Stat. §§ 343-1 – 343-8

Indiana
Indiana Environmental Protection Act
Ind. Code Ann. §§ 13-12-4-1 – 13-12-4-10

Maryland
Maryland Environmental Policy Act
Md. Nat. Res. Code ann. §§ 5-1702

Massachusetts
Environmental Impact Statement
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 30, 61-62

Minnesota
Minnesota Environmental Policy Act
Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 116D.01 et seq

Montana
Montana Environmental Policy Act
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 75-1-101 – 75-1-105; § 75-1-201

New York
State Environmental Quality Review Act
N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law §§ 8-0101 – 8-0117

North Carolina
North Carolina Environmental Policy Act of 1971
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 113A-1 – 10

Puerto Rico
Public Policy Environmental Act
P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 12, §§ 1121-1127

South Dakota
S.D. Codified Laws Ann §§ 34A-9-1 – 34A-9-12

Virginia
Va. Code §§ 10.1-1200 – 10.1-1212

Washington
State Environmental Protection Act
Wash. Rev. Code §§ 43.21C.010 – 43.21C.910

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act
Wis. Stat. §§ 1.11 et. seq


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State Environmental Resource Center
106 East Doty Street, Suite 200 § Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Phone: 608-252-9800 § Fax: 608-252-9828
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