New York City Executive Order No. 91 of 1977

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New York City Executive Order No. 91 of 1977 is a mayoral directive that established the framework and procedures for environmental review of city actions, forming the basis of the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) process.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive order ⓘ
mayoral directive ⓘ
appliesTo City of New York agencies ⓘ
capital projects undertaken or funded by New York City ⓘ
certain zoning and land use actions requiring city approval ⓘ
discretionary decisions by New York City agencies ⓘ
projects and actions that may affect the environment in New York City ⓘ
basedOn environmental review principles similar to those in the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
creates obligations for agencies to consider environmental consequences in decision-making ⓘ
procedural requirements for environmental review documentation ⓘ
defines procedures for environmental impact assessment of city actions ⓘ
roles and responsibilities of city agencies in environmental review ⓘ
enactedIn 1977 ⓘ
establishes City Environmental Quality Review process ⓘ
formsBasisOf City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) ⓘ
linked to: CEQR
governmentBody Office of the Mayor of New York City ⓘ
governs procedures for City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) ⓘ
hasEffect institutionalizes environmental impact analysis in New York City decision-making ⓘ
requires environmental review before certain city actions are approved ⓘ
influenced subsequent codification and refinement of the CEQR rules and guidelines ⓘ
jurisdiction New York City ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalDomain administrative law ⓘ
environmental law ⓘ
legalStatus binding directive on New York City executive agencies ⓘ
partOf New York City environmental review framework ⓘ
purpose to establish a framework for environmental review of New York City actions ⓘ
to implement procedures for assessing environmental impacts of city projects and decisions ⓘ
regulates environmental review of discretionary actions by New York City agencies ⓘ
regulatoryScope environmental impacts of physical projects and policy actions by New York City ⓘ
requires consideration of environmental factors alongside social and economic factors in city decisions ⓘ
scope citywide ⓘ
shortName NYC EO 91 of 1977 ⓘ
signedBy Mayor of New York City ⓘ
subjectMatter environmental impact assessment ⓘ
urban planning and development review ⓘ
title Executive Order No. 91 ⓘ
usedFor determining when environmental impact statements are required for city actions ⓘ
screening city actions for potential significant environmental impacts ⓘ

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City Environmental Quality Review → legalBasis → New York City Executive Order No. 91 of 1977 ⓘ
New York City Executive Order No. 91 of 1977 → shortName → NYC EO 91 of 1977 ⓘ
linked to: New York City Executive Order No. 91 of 1977