#aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bfda ,,an ,,act ,to provide for improved coordination of agency actions in the preparation and adoption of environmental documents for permitting determinations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,responsibly ,and ,professionally ,invigorating ,development ,act of #bjad or as the ,,rapid ,act4 #b4 ,coordination of agency administrative operations for efficient decisionmaking 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #e of part #a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after subchapter ,,ii the following3 ,,iia ,interagency ,coordination ,regarding ,permitting #efj4 ,coordination of agency administrative operations for efficient decisionmaking 7a7 ,congressional declaration of purpose ,the purpose of this subchapter is to establish a framework and procedures to streamline1 increase the efficiency of1 and enhance coordination of agency administration of the regulatory review1 environmental decisionmaking1 and permitting process for projects undertaken1 reviewed1 or funded by ,federal agencies4 ,this subchapter will ensure that agencies administer the regulatory process in a manner that is efficient so that citizens are not burdened with regulatory excuses and time delays4 7b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this subchapter1 the term-- 7#a7 agency means any agency1 department1 or other unit of ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,indian tribal government2 7#b7 category of projects means #b or more projects related by project type1 potential environmental impacts1 geographic location1 or another similar project feature or characteristic2 7#c7 environmental assessment means a concise public document for which a ,federal agency is responsible that serves to-- 7,a7 briefly provide sufficient evidence and analysis for determining whether to prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact2 7,b7 aid an agency's compliance with ,,nepa when no environmental impact statement is necessary2 and 7,c7 facilitate preparation of an environmental impact statement when one is necessary2 7#d7 environmental impact statement means the detailed statement of significant environmental impacts required to be prepared under ,,nepa2 7#e7 environmental review means the ,federal agency procedures for preparing an environmental impact statement1 environmental assessment1 categorical exclusion1 or other document under ,,nepa2 7#f7 environmental decisionmaking process means the ,federal agency procedures for undertaking and completion of any environmental permit1 decision1 approval1 review1 or study under any ,federal law other than ,,nepa for a project subject to an environmental review2 7#g7 environmental document means an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement1 and includes any supplemental document or document prepared pursuant to a court order2 7#h7 finding of no significant impact means a document by a ,federal agency briefly presenting the reasons why a project1 not otherwise subject to a categorical exclusion1 will not have a significant effect on the human environment and for which an environmental impact statement therefore will not be prepared2 7#i7 lead agency means the ,federal agency preparing or responsible for preparing the environmental document2 7#aj7 ,,nepa means the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 7#aa7 project means major ,federal actions that are construction activities undertaken with ,federal funds or that are construction activities that require approval by a permit or regulatory decision issued by a ,federal agency2 7#ab7 project sponsor means the agency or other entity1 including any private or public-private entity1 that seeks approval for a project or is otherwise responsible for undertaking a project2 and 7#ac7 record of decision means a document prepared by a lead agency under ,,nepa following an environmental impact statement that states the lead agency's decision1 identifies the alternatives considered by the agency in reaching its decision and states whether all practicable means to avoid or minimize environmental harm from the alternative selected have been adopted1 and if not1 why they were not adopted4 7c7 ,preparation of environmental documents ,upon the request of the lead agency1 the project sponsor shall be authorized to prepare any document for purposes of an environmental review required in support of any project or approval by the lead agency if the lead agency furnishes oversight in such preparation and independently evaluates such document and the document is approved and adopted by the lead agency prior to taking any action or making any approval based on such document4 7d7 ,adoption and use of documents 7#a7 ,documents prepared under nepa 7,a7 ,not more than #a environmental impact statement and #a environmental assessment shall be prepared under ,,nepa for a project 7except for supplemental environmental documents prepared under ,,nepa or environmental documents prepared pursuant to a court order71 and1 except as otherwise provided by law1 the lead agency shall prepare the environmental impact statement or environmental assessment4 ,after the lead agency issues a record of decision1 no ,federal agency responsible for making any approval for that project may rely on a document other than the environmental document prepared by the lead agency4 7,b7 ,upon the request of a project sponsor1 a lead agency may adopt1 use1 or rely upon secondary and cumulative impact analyses included in any environmental document prepared under ,,nepa for projects in the same geographic area where the secondary and cumulative impact analyses provide information and data that pertains to the ,,nepa decision for the project under review4 7#b7 ,state environmental documents2 supplemental documents 7,a7 ,upon the request of a project sponsor1 a lead agency may adopt a document that has been prepared for a project under ,state laws and procedures as the environmental impact statement or environmental assessment for the project1 provided that the ,state laws and procedures under which the document was prepared provide environmental protection and opportunities for public involvement that are substantially equivalent to ,,nepa4 7,b7 ,an environmental document adopted under subparagraph 7,a7 is deemed to satisfy the lead agency's obligation under ,,nepa to prepare an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment4 7,c7 ,in the case of a document described in subparagraph 7,a71 during the period after preparation of the document but before its adoption by the lead agency1 the lead agency shall prepare and publish a supplement to that document if the lead agency determines that-- 7i7 a significant change has been made to the project that is relevant for purposes of environmental review of the project2 or 7ii7 there have been significant changes in circumstances or availability of information relevant to the environmental review for the project4 7,d7 ,if the agency prepares and publishes a supplemental document under subparagraph 7,c71 the lead agency may solicit comments from agencies and the public on the supplemental document for a period of not more than #de days beginning on the date of the publication of the supplement4 7,e7 ,a lead agency shall issue its record of decision or finding of no significant impact1 as appropriate1 based upon the document adopted under subparagraph 7,a71 and any supplements thereto4 7#c7 ,contemporaneous projects ,if the lead agency determines that there is a reasonable likelihood that the project will have similar environmental impacts as a similar project in geographical proximity to the project1 and that similar project was subject to environmental review or similar ,state procedures within the #e-year period immediately preceding the date that the lead agency makes that determination1 the lead agency may adopt the environmental document that resulted from that environmental review or similar ,state procedure4 ,the lead agency may adopt such an environmental document1 if it is prepared under ,state laws and procedures only upon making a favorable determination on such environmental document pursuant to paragraph 7#b77;,a74 7e7 ,participating agencies 7#a7 ,in general ,the lead agency shall be responsible for inviting and designating participating agencies in accordance with this subsection4 ,the lead agency shall provide the invitation or notice of the designation in writing4 7#b7 ,federal participating agencies ,any ,federal agency that is required to adopt the environmental document of the lead agency for a project shall be designated as a participating agency and shall collaborate on the preparation of the environmental document1 unless the ,federal agency informs the lead agency1 in writing1 by a time specified by the lead agency in the designation of the ,federal agency that the ,federal agency-- 7,a7 has no jurisdiction or authority with respect to the project2 7,b7 has no expertise or information relevant to the project2 and 7,c7 does not intend to submit comments on the project4 7#c7 ,invitation ,the lead agency shall identify1 as early as practicable in the environmental review for a project1 any agencies other than an agency described in paragraph 7#b7 that may have an interest in the project1 including1 where appropriate1 ,governors of affected ,states1 and heads of appropriate tribal and local 7including county7 governments1 and shall invite such identified agencies and officials to become participating agencies in the environmental review for the project4 ,the invitation shall set a deadline of #cj days for responses to be submitted1 which may only be extended by the lead agency for good cause shown4 ,any agency that fails to respond prior to the deadline shall be deemed to have declined the invitation4 7#d7 ,effect of declining participating agency invitation ,any agency that declines a designation or invitation by the lead agency to be a participating agency shall be precluded from submitting comments on any document prepared under ,,nepa for that project or taking any measures to oppose1 based on the environmental review1 any permit1 license1 or approval related to that project4 7#e7 ,effect of designation ,designation as a participating agency under this subsection does not imply that the participating agency-- 7,a7 supports a proposed project2 or 7,b7 has any jurisdiction over1 or special expertise with respect to evaluation of1 the project4 7#f7 ,cooperating agency ,a participating agency may also be designated by a lead agency as a cooperating agency under the regulations contained in part #aejj of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on ,january #a1 #bjaa4 ,designation as a cooperating agency shall have no effect on designation as participating agency4 ,no agency that is not a participating agency may be designated as a cooperating agency4 7#g7 ,concurrent reviews ,each ,federal agency shall-- 7,a7 carry out obligations of the ,federal agency under other applicable law concurrently and in conjunction with the review required under ,,nepa2 and 7,b7 in accordance with the rules made by the ,council on ,environmental ,quality pursuant to subsection 7n77#a71 make and carry out such rules1 policies1 and procedures as may be reasonably necessary to enable the agency to ensure completion of the environmental review and environmental decisionmaking process in a timely1 coordinated1 and environmentally responsible manner4 7#h7 ,comments ,each participating agency shall limit its comments on a project to areas that are within the authority and expertise of such participating agency4 ,each participating agency shall identify in such comments the statutory authority of the participating agency pertaining to the subject matter of its comments4 ,the lead agency shall not act upon1 respond to or include in any document prepared under ,,nepa1 any comment submitted by a participating agency that concerns matters that are outside of the authority and expertise of the commenting participating agency4 7f7 ,project initiation request 7#a7 ,notice ,a project sponsor shall provide the ,federal agency responsible for undertaking a project with notice of the initiation of the project by providing a description of the proposed project1 the general location of the proposed project1 and a statement of any ,federal approvals anticipated to be necessary for the proposed project1 for the purpose of informing the ,federal agency that the environmental review should be initiated4 7#b7 ,lead agency initiation ,the agency receiving a project initiation notice under paragraph 7#a7 shall promptly identify the lead agency for the project1 and the lead agency shall initiate the environmental review within a period of #de days after receiving the notice required by paragraph 7#a7 by inviting or designating agencies to become participating agencies1 or1 where the lead agency determines that no participating agencies are required for the project1 by taking such other actions that are reasonable and necessary to initiate the environmental review4 7g7 ,alternatives analysis 7#a7 ,participation ,as early as practicable during the environmental review1 but no later than during scoping for a project requiring the preparation of an environmental impact statement1 the lead agency shall provide an opportunity for involvement by cooperating agencies in determining the range of alternatives to be considered for a project4 7#b7 ,range of alternatives ,following participation under paragraph 7#a71 the lead agency shall determine the range of alternatives for consideration in any document which the lead agency is responsible for preparing for the project1 subject to the following limitations3 7,a7 ,no evaluation of certain alternatives ,no ,federal agency shall evaluate any alternative that was identified but not carried forward for detailed evaluation in an environmental document or evaluated and not selected in any environmental document prepared under ,,nepa for the same project4 7,b7 ,only feasible alternatives evaluated ,where a project is being constructed1 managed1 funded1 or undertaken by a project sponsor that is not a ,federal agency1 ,federal agencies shall only be required to evaluate alternatives that the project sponsor could feasibly undertake1 consistent with the purpose of and the need for the project1 including alternatives that can be undertaken by the project sponsor and that are technically and economically feasible4 7#c7 ,methodologies 7,a7 ,in general ,the lead agency shall determine1 in collaboration with cooperating agencies at appropriate times during the environmental review1 the methodologies to be used and the level of detail required in the analysis of each alternative for a project4 ,the lead agency shall include in the environmental document a description of the methodologies used and how the methodologies were selected4 7,b7 ,no evaluation of inappropriate alternatives ,when a lead agency determines that an alternative does not meet the purpose and need for a project1 that alternative is not required to be evaluated in detail in an environmental document4 7#d7 ,preferred alternative ,at the discretion of the lead agency1 the preferred alternative for a project1 after being identified1 may be developed to a higher level of detail than other alternatives in order to facilitate the development of mitigation measures or concurrent compliance with other applicable laws if the lead agency determines that the development of such higher level of detail will not prevent the lead agency from making an impartial decision as to whether to accept another alternative which is being considered in the environmental review4 7#e7 ,employment analysis ,the evaluation of each alternative in an environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment shall identify the potential effects of the alternative on employment1 including potential short-term and long-term employment increases and reductions and shifts in employment4 7h7 ,coordination and scheduling 7#a7 ,coordination plan 7,a7 ,in general ,the lead agency shall establish and implement a plan for coordinating public and agency participation in and comment on the environmental review for a project or category of projects to facilitate the expeditious resolution of the environmental review4 7,b7 ,schedule 7i7 ,in general ,the lead agency shall establish as part of the coordination plan for a project1 after consultation with each participating agency and1 where applicable1 the project sponsor1 a schedule for completion of the environmental review4 ,the schedule shall include deadlines1 consistent with subsection 7i71 for decisions under any other ,federal laws 7including the issuance or denial of a permit or license7 relating to the project that is covered by the schedule4 7ii7 ,factors for consideration ,in establishing the schedule1 the lead agency shall consider factors such as-- 7,i7 the responsibilities of participating agencies under applicable laws2 7,,ii7 resources available to the participating agencies2 7,,iii7 overall size and complexity of the project2 7,,iv7 overall schedule for and cost of the project2 7,v7 the sensitivity of the natural and historic resources that could be affected by the project2 and 7,,vi7 the extent to which similar projects in geographic proximity were recently subject to environmental review or similar ,state procedures4 7iii7 ,compliance with the schedule 7,i7 ,all participating agencies shall comply with the time periods established in the schedule or with any modified time periods1 where the lead agency modifies the schedule pursuant to subparagraph 7,d74 7,,ii7 ,the lead agency shall disregard and shall not respond to or include in any document prepared under ,,nepa1 any comment or information submitted or any finding made by a participating agency that is outside of the time period established in the schedule or modification pursuant to subparagraph 7,d7 for that agency's comment1 submission or finding4 7,,iii7 ,if a participating agency fails to object in writing to a lead agency decision1 finding or request for concurrence within the time period established under law or by the lead agency1 the agency shall be deemed to have concurred in the decision1 finding or request4 7,c7 ,consistency with other time periods ,a schedule under subparagraph 7,b7 shall be consistent with any other relevant time periods established under ,federal law4 7,d7 ,modification ,the lead agency may-- 7i7 lengthen a schedule established under subparagraph 7,b7 for good cause2 and 7ii7 shorten a schedule only with the concurrence of the cooperating agencies4 7,e7 ,dissemination ,a copy of a schedule under subparagraph 7,b71 and of any modifications to the schedule1 shall be-- 7i7 provided within #ae days of completion or modification of such schedule to all participating agencies and to the project sponsor2 and 7ii7 made available to the public4 7,f7 ,roles and responsibility of lead agency ,with respect to the environmental review for any project1 the lead agency shall have authority and responsibility to take such actions as are necessary and proper1 within the authority of the lead agency1 to facilitate the expeditious resolution of the environmental review for the project4 7i7 ,deadlines ,the following deadlines shall apply to any project subject to review under ,,nepa and any decision under any ,federal law relating to such project 7including the issuance or denial of a permit or license or any required finding73 7#a7 ,environmental review deadlines ,the lead agency shall complete the environmental review within the following deadlines3 7,a7 ,environmental impact statement projects ,for projects requiring preparation of an environmental impact statement-- 7i7 the lead agency shall issue an environmental impact statement within #b years after the earlier of the date the lead agency receives the project initiation request or a ,notice of ,intent to ,prepare an ,environmental ,impact ,statement is published in the ,federal ,register2 and 7ii7 in circumstances where the lead agency has prepared an environmental assessment and determined that an environmental impact statement will be required1 the lead agency shall issue the environmental impact statement within #b years after the date of publication of the ,notice of ,intent to ,prepare an ,environmental ,impact ,statement in the ,federal ,register4 7,b7 ,environmental assessment projects ,for projects requiring preparation of an environmental assessment1 the lead agency shall issue a finding of no significant impact or publish a ,notice of ,intent to ,prepare an ,environmental ,impact ,statement in the ,federal ,register within #a year after the earlier of the date the lead agency receives the project initiation request1 makes a decision to prepare an environmental assessment1 or sends out participating agency invitations4 7#b7 ,extensions 7,a7 ,requirements ,the environmental review deadlines may be extended only if-- 7i7 a different deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency1 the project sponsor1 and all participating agencies2 or 7ii7 the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good cause4 7,b7 ,limitation ,the environmental review shall not be extended by more than #a year for a project requiring preparation of an environmental impact statement or by more than #ahj days for a project requiring preparation of an environmental assessment4 7#c7 ,environmental review comments 7,a7 ,comments on draft environmental impact statement ,for comments by agencies and the public on a draft environmental impact statement1 the lead agency shall establish a comment period of not more than #fj days after publication in the ,federal ,register of notice of the date of public availability of such document1 unless-- 7i7 a different deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency1 the project sponsor1 and all participating agencies2 or 7ii7 the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good cause4 7,b7 ,other comments ,for all other comment periods for agency or public comments in the environmental review process1 the lead agency shall establish a comment period of no more than #cj days from availability of the materials on which comment is requested1 unless-- 7i7 a different deadline is established by agreement of the lead agency1 the project sponsor1 and all participating agencies2 or 7ii7 the deadline is extended by the lead agency for good cause4 7#d7 ,deadlines for decisions under other laws ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 in any case in which a decision under any other ,federal law relating to the undertaking of a project being reviewed under ,,nepa 7including the issuance or denial of a permit or license7 is required to be made1 the following deadlines shall apply3 7,a7 ,decisions prior to record of decision or finding of no significant impact ,if a ,federal agency is required to approve1 or otherwise to act upon1 a permit1 license1 or other similar application for approval related to a project prior to the record of decision or finding of no significant impact1 such ,federal agency shall approve or otherwise act not later than the end of a #ij-;day period beginning-- 7i7 after all other relevant agency review related to the project is complete2 and 7ii7 after the lead agency publishes a notice of the availability of the final environmental impact statement or issuance of other final environmental documents1 or no later than such other date that is otherwise required by law1 whichever event occurs first4 7,b7 ,other decisions ,with regard to any approval or other action related to a project by a ,federal agency that is not subject to subparagraph 7,a71 each ,federal agency shall approve or otherwise act not later than the end of a period of #ahj days beginning-- 7i7 after all other relevant agency review related to the project is complete2 and 7ii7 after the lead agency issues the record of decision or finding of no significant impact1 unless a different deadline is established by agreement of the ,federal agency1 lead agency1 and the project sponsor1 where applicable1 or the deadline is extended by the ,federal agency for good cause1 provided that such extension shall not extend beyond a period that is #a year after the lead agency issues the record of decision or finding of no significant impact4 7,c7 ,failure to act ,in the event that any ,federal agency fails to approve1 or otherwise to act upon1 a permit1 license1 or other similar application for approval related to a project within the applicable deadline described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 the permit1 license1 or other similar application shall be deemed approved by such agency and the agency shall take action in accordance with such approval within #cj days of the applicable deadline described in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b74 7,d7 ,final agency action ,any approval under subparagraph 7,c7 is deemed to be final agency action1 and may not be reversed by any agency4 ,in any action under chapter #g seeking review of such a final agency action1 the court may not set aside such agency action by reason of that agency action having occurred under this paragraph4 7j7 ,issue identification and resolution 7#a7 ,cooperation ,the lead agency and the participating agencies shall work cooperatively in accordance with this section to identify and resolve issues that could delay completion of the environmental review or could result in denial of any approvals required for the project under applicable laws4 7#b7 ,lead agency responsibilities ,the lead agency shall make information available to the participating agencies as early as practicable in the environmental review regarding the environmental1 historic1 and socioeconomic resources located within the project area and the general locations of the alternatives under consideration4 ,such information may be based on existing data sources1 including geographic information systems mapping4 7#c7 ,participating agency responsibilities ,based on information received from the lead agency1 participating agencies shall identify1 as early as practicable1 any issues of concern regarding the project's potential environmental1 historic1 or socioeconomic impacts4 ,in this paragraph1 issues of concern include any issues that could substantially delay or prevent an agency from granting a permit or other approval that is needed for the project4 7#d7 ,issue resolution 7,a7 ,meeting of participating agencies ,at any time upon request of a project sponsor1 the lead agency shall promptly convene a meeting with the relevant participating agencies and the project sponsor1 to resolve issues that could delay completion of the environmental review or could result in denial of any approvals required for the project under applicable laws4 7,b7 ,notice that resolution cannot be achieved ,if a resolution cannot be achieved within #cj days following such a meeting and a determination by the lead agency that all information necessary to resolve the issue has been obtained1 the lead agency shall notify the heads of all participating agencies1 the project sponsor1 and the ,council on ,environmental ,quality for further proceedings in accordance with section #bjd of ,,nepa1 and shall publish such notification in the ,federal ,register4 7k7 ,limitation on use of social cost of carbon 7#a7 ,in general ,in the case of any environmental review or environmental decisionmaking process1 a lead agency may not use the social cost of carbon4 7#b7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term social cost of carbon means the social cost of carbon as described in the technical support document entitled ,technical ,support ,document3 ,technical ,update of the ,social ,cost of ,carbon for ,regulatory ,impact ,analysis ,under ,executive ,order ,no4 #abhff1 published by the ,interagency ,working ,group on ,social ,cost of ,carbon1 ,united ,states ,government1 in ,may #bjac1 revised in ,november #bjac1 or any successor thereto or substantially related document1 or any other estimate of the monetized damages associated with an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year4 7l7 ,report to congress ,the head of each ,federal agency shall report annually to ,congress-- 7#a7 the projects for which the agency initiated preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment2 7#b7 the projects for which the agency issued a record of decision or finding of no significant impact and the length of time it took the agency to complete the environmental review for each such project2 7#c7 the filing of any lawsuits against the agency seeking judicial review of a permit1 license1 or approval issued by the agency for an action subject to ,,nepa1 including the date the complaint was filed1 the court in which the complaint was filed1 and a summary of the claims for which judicial review was sought2 and 7#d7 the resolution of any lawsuits against the agency that sought judicial review of a permit1 license1 or approval issued by the agency for an action subject to ,,nepa4 7m7 ,limitations on claims 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 a claim arising under ,federal law seeking judicial review of a permit1 license1 or approval issued by a ,federal agency for an action subject to ,,nepa shall be barred unless-- 7,a7 in the case of a claim pertaining to a project for which an environmental review was conducted and an opportunity for comment was provided1 the claim is filed by a party that submitted a comment during the environmental review on the issue on which the party seeks judicial review1 and such comment was sufficiently detailed to put the lead agency on notice of the issue upon which the party seeks judicial review2 and 7,b7 filed within #ahj days after publication of a notice in the ,federal ,register announcing that the permit1 license1 or approval is final pursuant to the law under which the agency action is taken1 unless a shorter time is specified in the ,federal law pursuant to which judicial review is allowed4 7#b7 ,new information ,the preparation of a supplemental environmental impact statement1 when required1 is deemed a separate final agency action and the deadline for filing a claim for judicial review of such action shall be #ahj days after the date of publication of a notice in the ,federal ,register announcing the record of decision for such action4 ,any claim challenging agency action on the basis of information in a supplemental environmental impact statement shall be limited to challenges on the basis of that information4 7#c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall be construed to create a right to judicial review or place any limit on filing a claim that a person has violated the terms of a permit1 license1 or approval4 7n7 ,categories of projects ,the authorities granted under this subchapter may be exercised for an individual project or a category of projects4 7o7 ,effective date ,the requirements of this subchapter shall apply only to environmental reviews and environmental decisionmaking processes initiated after the date of enactment of this subchapter4 ,in the case of a project for which an environmental review or environmental decisionmaking process was initiated prior to the date of enactment of this subchapter1 the provisions of subsection 7i7 shall apply1 except that1 notwithstanding any other provision of this section1 in determining a deadline under such subsection1 any applicable period of time shall be calculated as beginning from the date of enactment of this subchapter4 7p7 ,applicability ,except as provided in subsection 7p71 this subchapter applies1 according to the provisions thereof1 to all projects for which a ,federal agency is required to undertake an environmental review or make a decision under an environmental law for a project for which a ,federal agency is undertaking an environmental review4 7q7 ,savings clause ,nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede1 amend1 or modify sections #acd1 #ace1 #aci1 #cbe1 #cbf1 and #cbg of title #bc1 sections #ecjc and #ecjd of title #di1 or subtitle ,c of title ,i of division ,a of the ,moving ,ahead for ,progress in the #bast ,century ,act and the amendments made by such subtitle 7,public ,law #aab-ada74 4 7b7 ,technical amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #e of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the items relating to subchapter ,,ii the following3 ,subchapter ,,iia--,interagency ,coordination ,regarding ,permitting #efj4 ,coordination of agency administrative operations for efficient decisionmaking4 4 7c7 ,regulations 7#a7 ,council on environmental quality ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this title1 the ,council on ,environmental ,quality shall amend the regulations contained in part #aejj of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to implement the provisions of this title and the amendments made by this title1 and shall by rule designate ,states with laws and procedures that satisfy the criteria under section #efj7;d77#b77;,a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,federal agencies ,not later than #abj days after the date that the ,council on ,environmental ,quality amends the regulations contained in part #aejj of title #dj1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to implement the provisions of this title and the amendments made by this title1 each ,federal agency with regulations implementing the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 shall amend such regulations to implement the provisions of this subchapter4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,march #f1 #bjad4;,clerk4