Sec. 414. Coordinated Environmental Review Process Workgroup
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There is established a workgroup, to be known as the Coordinated Environmental Review Process Workgroup (referred to in this section as the Workgroup ), consisting of the head (or a designee) of each of— the Department of Agriculture; the Department of Commerce; the Department of Energy; the Department of Health and Human Services; the Department of Housing and Urban Development; the Department of the Interior; the Department of Transportation; the Council on Environmental Quality; and the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (or a designee) shall— serve as chairperson of the Workgroup; and be responsible for convening meetings and coordinating the activities of the Workgroup. The Workgroup shall— assess whether each member agency of the Workgroup has adopted the recommendations made in the report entitled Coordinated Environmental Review Process Final Report and dated December 15, 2015, prepared by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Coordinated Environmental Review Process Workgroup established pursuant to Senate Report 113–182 (2014), accompanying S. 2438, 113th Congress; to the extent that any recommendation described in paragraph
(1)has not been implemented, establish a plan for implementation of the recommendation; and prepare and submit to Congress the reports required under subsection (d). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Workgroup, shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing— the results of the assessment under subsection (c)(1); any plan established under subsection (c)(2); and its plan to engage in Tribal consultation regarding implementation. Not later than 1 year after the date of submission of the report under paragraph (1), and not less frequently annually thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Workgroup, shall submit to the Committees described in that paragraph an updated report in accordance with that paragraph.