06/07/2023
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"So you think having another layer of Federal permitting requirements is going to make it more efficient to get projects done?"
"I want the statute, and I want the language in the statute that says it is the policy of the United States to have no net gain or no net loss."
"I would have to disagree. In my experience, I have yet to find a scenario where additional layers of bureaucracy and requirements from a Federal action agency have increased the efficiency and reduced..."
"It doesn't have discretion to make new policy when the policy is stated in the law."