Sec. 1507. Environmental impact statements and assessments

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In implementing programs, projects, and activities under this subtitle, the Administrator shall take fully into account the impact of such programs and projects upon the environment and natural resources of developing countries. Subject to such procedures as the Administrator considers appropriate, the Administrator shall require that all agencies and officials responsible for programs, projects, and activities under this subtitle prepare and take fully into account— an environmental impact statement for any proposed program, project, or activity significantly affecting the environment of the global commons outside the jurisdiction of any country, the environment of the United States, or other aspects of the environment which the Administrator may specify; and an environmental assessment of any proposed program, project, or activity significantly affecting the environment of any foreign country.

Environmental impact statements and environmental assessments undertaken pursuant to subsection

(b)shall include— recommendations for possible alternatives and mitigation measures; an estimate of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the program, project, or activity; and a special review of any project that will emit more than 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide. Environmental impact statements and environmental assessments undertaken pursuant to paragraph

(b)should, to the maximum extent feasible, use local technical resources. The Administrator may establish exceptions from the requirements of this section for emergency conditions and for cases in which the Administrator determines that compliance with those requirements would be seriously detrimental to the foreign policy interests of the United States. All environmental impact statements and environmental assessments shall be published on the Internet website of the Agency not later than 30 days following their completion, and may be accompanied by the Agency’s response to the findings therein. To the extent feasible, all environmental assessments shall be translated into the local language(s) of the affected communities and made available to the partner government, local and international nongovernmental organizations, and affected communities.