D.C. Code § 8-109.06
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§ 8-109.06. Exemptions.
Official statutory text
(a) No EIS shall be required by this subchapter with respect to an action:
(1) For which an EIS has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) (“NEPA”), and its implementing regulations, or a determination has been made under NEPA and its implementing regulations that no impact statement is required due to a finding of no significant impact or a finding that the proposed action is categorically excluded from consideration;
(2) For which a request has been made for the authorization or allocation of funds for a project that involves only a feasibility or planning study for a possible future action that has not been approved, adopted, or funded. The study, however, shall include consideration of environmental factors;
(3) Whose impact on the environment has been considered in the functional equivalent of an EIS;
(4) That has reached a critical stage of completion prior to October 18, 1989 and the cost of altering or abandoning the action for environmental reasons outweighs the benefits derived from the action;
(5) Of an environmentally protective regulatory nature;
(6) Exempted by rules approved pursuant to § 8-109.09(a) ;
(7) Within the Central Employment Area as defined in the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia;
(8) For which a lease, permit, certificate, or any other entitlement or permission to act by a District government agency has been approved before December 31, 1989; or
(9) Granting an interim operating permit to an existing solid waste facility pursuant to § 8-1053 .
(b) The Mayor or a board, commission, authority, or person shall prepare a supplemental EIS for any action exempted pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section, if a substantial and relevant question remains with regard to the impact of the action on the environment that would otherwise be addressed in an EIS prepared in accordance with this subchapter.
(1) For which an EIS has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.) (“NEPA”), and its implementing regulations, or a determination has been made under NEPA and its implementing regulations that no impact statement is required due to a finding of no significant impact or a finding that the proposed action is categorically excluded from consideration;
(2) For which a request has been made for the authorization or allocation of funds for a project that involves only a feasibility or planning study for a possible future action that has not been approved, adopted, or funded. The study, however, shall include consideration of environmental factors;
(3) Whose impact on the environment has been considered in the functional equivalent of an EIS;
(4) That has reached a critical stage of completion prior to October 18, 1989 and the cost of altering or abandoning the action for environmental reasons outweighs the benefits derived from the action;
(5) Of an environmentally protective regulatory nature;
(6) Exempted by rules approved pursuant to § 8-109.09(a) ;
(7) Within the Central Employment Area as defined in the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia;
(8) For which a lease, permit, certificate, or any other entitlement or permission to act by a District government agency has been approved before December 31, 1989; or
(9) Granting an interim operating permit to an existing solid waste facility pursuant to § 8-1053 .
(b) The Mayor or a board, commission, authority, or person shall prepare a supplemental EIS for any action exempted pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) of this section, if a substantial and relevant question remains with regard to the impact of the action on the environment that would otherwise be addressed in an EIS prepared in accordance with this subchapter.
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