Sec. 4. Permitting process improvements
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To simplify the process of the issuance and renewal of special recreation permits and reduce the cost of administering special recreation permits, the Secretary concerned shall— not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act— evaluate the special recreation permitting process; and identify opportunities— to eliminate duplicative processes; to reduce costs; and to decrease processing times; and not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the evaluation and identification processes under paragraph (1), revise, as necessary, relevant agency regulations and policy statements to implement the improvements identified under paragraph (1)(B).
In issuing or renewing a special recreation permit, the Secretary concerned may, in compliance 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 promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall— evaluate whether one or more additional 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 or renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the human environment; and if the Secretary concerned determines under subparagraph
(A)that one or more additional categorical exclusions would reduce processing times or costs for the issuance or renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the human environment— establish those categorical exclusions in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and revise relevant agency regulations and policy statements to implement those categorical exclusions. 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); and section 46.215 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation); Except as required under subsection
(c)or
(d)of section 4 of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133 ), 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. The Secretary concerned shall make applications for special recreation permits available to be completed and submitted online unless the Secretary concerned determines that making applications for special recreation permits available to be completed and submitted online would not improve the efficiency or accessibility of the permitting process.
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