Sec. 103. 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).
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall evaluate whether 1 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 quality of the human environment. If the Secretary concerned determines under paragraph
(1)that 1 or more additional categorical exclusions would reduce processing times or costs for the issuance or renewal of special recreation permits without significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, the Secretary concerned shall— establish those categorical exclusions in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); fully document that a category of actions will not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment; and revise relevant regulations and policy statements of applicable Federal agencies to incorporate those categorical exclusions. In administering a categorical exclusion established under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (including regulations promulgated under that Act). In determining whether to use a categorical exclusion established under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures described in, 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 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 the applications available for completion and submission online would not improve the efficiency or accessibility of the permitting process.
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