If the EIS identifies an adverse effect from a proposed major action and contains a finding that the public health, safety, or welfare is imminently and substantially endangered by the action, the Mayor, board, commission, or authority of the District government shall disapprove the action, unless the applicant proposes mitigating measures or substitutes a reasonable alternative to avoid the danger.
CREDIT(S)
(Oct. 18, 1989, D.C. Law 8-36, § 5, 36 DCR 5741.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 6-984.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 8-36, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 8-109.01.