{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-109.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 8-109.06","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"(a)\nNo EIS shall be required by this subchapter with respect to an action:\n(1)\nFor 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;\n(2)\nFor 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;\n(3)\nWhose impact on the environment has been considered in the functional equivalent of an EIS;\n(4)\nThat 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;\n(5)\nOf an environmentally protective regulatory nature;\n(6)\nExempted by rules approved pursuant to § 8-109.09(a);\n(7)\nWithin the Central Employment Area as defined in the Zoning Regulations of the District of Columbia;\n(8)\nFor 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\n(9)\nGranting an interim operating permit to an existing solid waste facility pursuant to § 8-1053.\n\n(b)\nThe 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.","path":["Title 8. Environmental and Animal Control and Protection.","Chapter 1. Environmental Controls.","Subchapter V. Environmental Impact Statements."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/8-109.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"90112cbd1761834c8ba4c5f54c881f806d08ab5e45d839eb50a0a83c411d1172","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-109.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-8-109.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}