HAR §13-185-11. Interagency group

(a) In order to provide coordination amongst agencies to facilitate carrying out the consolidated permit application and review process, the department shall convene an interagency group comprised of representatives of federal and other permitting agencies whose permitting functions have not been transferred to the department including but not limited to the following: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 185-12 District Engineer (POD CO-O) Building 230 Forth Shafter, Hawaii 96858 Commander in Chief U.S. Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860 Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Fourteenth Coast Guard District (OAN) 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 9153 Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 District Chief, Water Resources Division U.S. Geological Survey 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 6110 Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 Pacific Islands Administrator U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 5302 P.O. Box 50167 Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands Coordinator 2570 Dole Street, Room 106 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-2396 Environmental Protection Agency Manager, Pacific Islands Contact Office 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 1302 Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 Pacific Area Director National Park Service 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 6305 Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 State of Hawaii Department of Transportation 869 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 State of Hawaii Office of State Planning State Capitol, Room 410 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 185-13 State of Hawaii Department of Health 1250 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 State of Hawaii Department of Business and Economic Development 250 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Office of Hawaiian Affairs 1600 Kapiolani Boulevard Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Mayor, County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96721 Mayor, County of Maui 200 South High Street Wailuku, Hawaii 96783 Mayor, City and County of Honolulu Honolulu Hale 530 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 (b) State and county agencies having permitting authority in geothermal and cable systems development projects shall participate in the activities of the intgeragency group. Federal agencies with permitting authority are invited to participate and the department shall give them the fullest cooperation possible in coordinating federal and State permit requirements. (c) If the legislature establishes any public corporation or authority for the purposes of implementing geothermal and cable systems development projects, then upon its establishment, the public corporation or authority shall be a member of the interagency group. The department shall convene meetings of the interagency group as required, and in appropriate locations, to organize to participate and to participate in the consolidated permit application and review process. The department shall convene a meeting of the interagency group in a timely manner upon completion of the department s review of each properly completed geothermal/cable consolidated permit application. [Eff. SEP 05 1989] (Auth: HRS Sec. 196D-9) (Imp: HRS Sec. 196D-6) 185-14 Section 13-185-12 Consolidated permit application and review team. (a) The department shall select a working team known as the consolidated permit application and review team from members of the interagency group. Applicants shall designate a representative to be available to the consolidated application and review team for purposes of processing consolidated permit applications. The consolidated application and review team shall work with the department to provide permitting coordination for each geothermal and cable system development project. The team shall consolidate the various permitting requirements for each project. (b) The department and agencies, through the consolidated permit application and review team, shall cooperate with the federal agencies to the fullest extent possible to minimize duplication and where possible promote consolidation of federal and State requirements. To the fullest extent possible, this cooperation shall include joint environmental impact statements with concurrent public review and processing at both levels of government. Where federal law has requirements that are in addition to but not in conflict with State law requirements, the department and agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible in fulfilling those requirements so that all documents shall comply with all applicable laws. [Eff. SEP 05 1989] (Auth: HRS Sec. 196D-9) (Imp: HRS Secs. 196D-5, 196D-6)