Sec. 309. Funding to process permits and develop information technology
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In fiscal years 2023 through 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) and the Secretary of the Interior, after public notice, may accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal entities for dedicated staff, information resource management, and information technology system development to expedite the evaluation of permits, biological opinions, concurrence letters, environmental surveys and studies, processing of applications, consultations, and other activities for the leasing, development, or expansion of an energy facility under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretaries.
In carrying out this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the use of funds accepted under subsection
(a)will not impact impartial decision making with respect to permits, either substantively or procedurally.