§ 1500.1 Purpose and policy
§ 1500.3 NEPA compliance
§ 1500.4 Reducing paperwork
§ 1500.5 Reducing delay
§ 1500.6 Agency authority

Terms Used In 40 CFR Part 1500 - Purpose and Policy

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.