Sec. 112. PROJECT SPONSOR OPT-IN FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS

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## SEC. 112 PROJECT SPONSOR OPT-IN FEES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS ###

(a)Process ####

(1)Project sponsor A project sponsor that intends to pay a fee under this section for the preparation, or supervision of the preparation, of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement for a project shall submit to the Council— #####

(A)a description of the project; and #####

(B)a declaration of whether the project sponsor intends to prepare the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement under section 107(f). ####

(2)Council on environmental quality Not later than 15 days after the date on which the Council receives information described in paragraph

(1)from a project sponsor, the Council shall provide to the project sponsor notice of the amount of the fee to be paid under this section, as determined under subsection (b). ####

(3)Payment of fee A project sponsor may pay a fee under this section after receipt of the notice described in paragraph (2). ####

(4)Deadline for environmental reviews for which a fee is paid Notwithstanding section 107(g)(1)— #####

(A)an environmental assessment for which a fee is paid under this section shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date on which the fee is paid; and #####

(B)an environmental impact statement for which a fee is paid under this section shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date of publication of the notice of intent to prepare the environmental impact statement. ###

(b)Fee Amount The amount of a fee under this section shall be— ####

(1)125 percent of the anticipated costs to prepare the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and ####

(2)in the case of an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement to be prepared in whole or in part by a project sponsor under section 107(f), 125 percent of the anticipated costs to supervise preparation of, and, as applicable, prepare, the environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. # TITLE II council on environmental quality