Sec. 4. Permitting process improvements
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To improve the process of the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits and reduce the cost of administering special recreation permits, the Secretary concerned shall— evaluate the special recreation permitting process; identify opportunities— to eliminate duplicative processes; to reduce costs; and to decrease processing times; and implement the improvements identified under paragraph (2). In issuing and renewing a special recreation permit, the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)— use a programmatic environmental review; and adopt or incorporate material from a previous environmental impact statement or environmental assessment.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall— evaluate whether 1 or more categorical exclusions developed in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) would reduce processing times or costs for the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the human environment; and if the Secretary concerned determines under subparagraph
(A)that a categorical exclusion would reduce processing times or costs for the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the human environment, establish that categorical exclusion in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). In administering a categorical exclusion established under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary concerned shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (including regulations promulgated pursuant to that Act). In determining whether to use a categorical exclusion established under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary concerned shall apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures described in— section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); and as applicable— section 220.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); or section 46.215 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). Except as required under section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(c) ), the Secretary concerned shall not conduct a needs assessment as a condition of issuing a special recreation permit for a public land unit under this Act.
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