§ 41-2103 — Participating projects; notice; agency designation

(L21, Ch. 405, sec. 31. Rpld. 1/1/29)

A. A project sponsor of an eligible project may submit to the director a notice that the project sponsor is initiating a proposed project. Each notice shall include all of the following:

1. A statement of the purposes and objectives of the proposed project.

2. A project description with geographic information, including the location of the proposed project and geospatial information.

3. A statement regarding the technical and financial ability of the project sponsor to construct the proposed project.

4. A list of agencies that may require authorizations for completion of the proposed project.

5. A statement of any authorization that is anticipated to be required to complete the proposed project.

6. An assessment that the proposed project meets the definition of an eligible project under this chapter and a statement of reasons supporting the assessment.

B. Not later than thirty days after receiving the notice specified in subsection A of this section, the director shall determine whether the proposed project qualifies as an eligible project and whether to include the proposed project as a participating project.

C. Not later than forty-five days after the date of the determination made in subsection B of this section, each agency identified by the project sponsor shall submit to the director all anticipated authorizations required for each participating project, including both of the following:

1. The steps required by the project sponsor and the agency to complete each authorization.

2. The target completion time for each step.

D. If an agency requires an authorization to complete a participating project that was not submitted pursuant to subsection C of this section, the agency shall provide to the director a written statement of cause for the additional authorization.

E. Each agency identified by the project sponsor shall notify the director regarding any decision made that materially affects the status of a participating project and shall submit any significant document associated with the decision as allowed by state and federal law.

F. An agency may not require an eligible project to participate in the permitting dashboard.