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The following is a partial listing of the environmental laws and regulations that are applicable to the Yucca Mountain Project:

• American Indian Religious Freedom Act



• Archaeological Resources Protection Act



• Clean Air Act



• Clean Water Act



• Endangered Species Act



• Executive Order 11988, Floodplain Management



• Executive Order 11990, Protection of Wetlands



• Executive Order 13101, Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition [pdf]



• Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management [pdf]



• National Environmental Policy Act



• National Historic Preservation Act



• Pollution Prevention Act



• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act



• Safe Drinking Water Act

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation



• Nevada Division of Environmental Protection



• Nevada Division of Water Resources



• Nevada State Engineer



• Nevada State Health Division



• Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer



• U.S. Air Force



• U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs



• U.S. Bureau of Land Management



• U.S. Department of Transportation



• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency



• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service