42 U.S.C. § 15952 — Federal-State regulatory coordination and assistance

submitted 21 years ago by Pub. L. 109-58 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 198 words · no verdicts yet

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At a Governor's request, the EPA Administrator may sign a refinery permitting agreement with a state to streamline federal and state environmental permits for a new refinery. The Administrator can accept one combined permit application and give states money and technical help.

(a) In general: If a state's Governor asks, the Administrator may enter a refinery permitting cooperative agreement with that state. In it, each side lists the steps and timelines it will use to speed up review of federal and state environmental permits for a new refinery. (b) Authority under agreement: The Administrator may (1) accept, from a refiner, one combined application covering all permits the EPA requires, as far as other law allows; (2) sign agreements with other federal agencies to coordinate review of refinery applications and permits across agencies; and (3) sign agreements with a state so federal and state refinery permit reviews happen together and at the same time, as far as practical. (c) State assistance: The Administrator may give states money to help them hire more staff with the right expertise to review refinery permits. (d) Other assistance: The Administrator may also give states technical, legal, or other help to review applications for new refineries.

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(a) In general

At the request of the Governor of a State, the Administrator may enter into a refinery permitting cooperative agreement with the State, under which each party to the agreement identifies steps, including timelines, that it will take to streamline the consideration of Federal and State environmental permits for a new refinery.

(b) Authority under agreement

The Administrator shall be authorized to—

(1)

accept from a refiner a consolidated application for all permits required from the Environmental Protection Agency, to the extent consistent with other applicable law;

(2)

enter into memoranda of agreement with other Federal agencies to coordinate consideration of refinery applications and permits among Federal agencies; and

(3)

enter into memoranda of agreement with a State, under which Federal and State review of refinery permit applications will be coordinated and concurrently considered, to the extent practicable.

The Administrator is authorized to provide financial assistance to State governments to facilitate the hiring of additional personnel with expertise in fields relevant to consideration of refinery permits.

(d) Other assistance

The Administrator is authorized to provide technical, legal, or other assistance to State governments to facilitate their review of applications to build new refineries.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 109–58, title III, § 392, Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 749.)

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2005Enacted · Pub. L. 109-58 · 119 Stat. 749

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