Environmental Impact Statement ( EIS or in Indonesian called AMDAL) which
is made before an activity or business plan runs, is aimed to see the
environmental impacts that may occur. The role of the community in the
preparation of the EIS document is very important to provide suggestions,
comments and responses at the Public Consultation stage in the AMDAL
Process. There are two legal problems in this research, namely How is the
implementation of the community role in the implementation of the public
consultation? Secondly, what are the obstacles in the implementation at the
public consultation stage in the Yogyakarta-Solo Toll EIS process? This legal
research is an empirical legal research that focuses on social facts, and the data
were collected through interviews and literature study. The conclusion of this
research is that the Yogyakarta-Solo Toll Road public consultation has been in
accordance with the Ministerial Regulation, although it is not yet optimal
because of several reasons. The announcement of the EIS for the construction
of the Yogyakarta-Solo Toll Road was not able to be accessed by people
(especially those who potentially suffer from the project). In addition, in the
implementation of public consultation required in the Ministerial Regulation
such as the implementation of public consultations only village heads were
invited to attend . It is therefore suggested that the announcement of the
Yogyakarta-Solo Toll EIS need to be done online and there should be good
cooperation between the business owner, the EIS consultant, and the community