Source: https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/34/chapters/26/
Timestamp: 2020-02-25 19:40:57
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 34', '§ 2', '§\u200243', '§\u200243', '§ 5', '§\u200243']

D.C. Law Library - Chapter 26. Public Utility Environmental Impact Statement Requirements.
§ 34–2601. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect and enhance the public health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the District of Columbia (“District”) and provide for the fullest possible preservation and protection of the environment. If a public utility proposes an action, it shall prepare and transmit a detailed environmental impact statement to the Public Service Commission (“Commission”). If the Commission determines than an unacceptable risk of adverse health effects exists because of an action that is proposed by a public utility, a public utility doing business in the District of Columbia shall not construct a facility or undertake a project without a detailed and comprehensive analysis and understanding of the impact that the project or the construction or operation of the facility may have on the public health, safety, and environment. These goals require that a public utility prepare and file an environmental impact statement that complies fully with the requirements of this chapter, before application is made to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs for a permit, and subchapter V of Chapter 1 of Title 8.
(Oct. 19, 1989, D.C. Law 8-45, § 2, 36 DCR 5779.)
1981 Ed., § 43-1901.
(1) “Action” means any project or activity proposed by a public utility that, if implemented, would be likely to have a significant effect on the quality of the environment. The term “action” shall include a new and continuing project or activity that is directly undertaken by a public utility or its agent or subsidiary, that would require the issuance of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use or permission to act by the Commission. The term “action” shall not include:
(2) “Environment” means the physical conditions that will be affected by a proposed action, including the land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, objects of historic, health, or aesthetic significance, existing patterns of population concentration, distribution, or growth, and existing community or neighborhood characteristics, including traffic patterns and noise levels.
1981 Ed., § 43-1902.
D.C. Law 13-107 substituted in par. (1)(E) the word “company” for “utility”
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § of Public Utility Environmental Impact Statement Electrical Temporary Amendment Act of 1993 (D.C. Law 10-23, September 30, 1993, law notification 42 DCR 7216).
The Commission shall, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2, issue proposed rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
(Oct. 19, 1989, D.C. Law 8-45, § 5, 36 DCR 5779.)
1981 Ed., § 43-1904.