Tom Marino

“ Any agency that declines a designation or invitation by the lead agency to be a participating agency shall be precluded from submitting comments on any document prepared under NEPA for that project or taking any measures to oppose, based on the environmental review, any permit, license, or approval related to that project.
(5) Effect of designation– Designation as a participating agency under this subsection does not imply that the participating agency—
(A) supports a proposed project; or (B) has any jurisdiction over, or special expertise with respect to evaluation of, the project. ”

“ A project sponsor shall provide the Federal agency responsible for undertaking a project with notice of the initiation of the project by providing a description of the proposed project, the general location of the proposed project, and a statement of any Federal approvals anticipated to be necessary for the proposed project, for the purpose of informing the Federal agency that the environmental review should be initiated. ”

“ If a participating agency fails to object in writing to a lead agency decision, finding or request for concurrence within the time period established under law or by the lead agency, the agency shall be deemed to have concurred in the decision, finding or request. (C) Consistency with other time periods– A schedule under subparagraph (B) shall be consistent with any other relevant time periods established under Federal law. ”

“ Coordination of agency administrative operations for efficient decisionmaking (a) Congressional declaration of purpose– The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a framework and procedures to streamline, increase the efficiency of, and enhance coordination of agency administration of the regulatory review, environmental decisionmaking, and permitting process for projects undertaken, reviewed, or funded by Federal agencies. ”

“ Regulations– (1) Council on environmental quality– Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Council on Environmental Quality shall amend the regulations contained in part 1500 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, to implement the provisions of this title and the amendments made by this title, and shall by rule designate States with laws and procedures that satisfy the criteria under section 560 (d) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code. ”