WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 778

(II)  BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE THAT USE THE AIR
AND WATER RESOURCES;

(III)  AIR AND WATER QUALITY; AND

(IV)  LAND AND DOWNSTREAM WATER RESOURCES;

(2)  AN AREAWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT,
INCLUDING, WHERE APPLICABLE, THE PROBABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
OF POLLUTION ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, ITS TRIBUTARIES, AND THE
COASTAL AREAS SURROUNDING THE PROPOSED LEASE SITE;

(3)  AN INVENTORY OF EXISTING ECONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AT THE PROPOSED LEASE SITE AND IN THE
IMMEDIATE AREA;

(4)  A PROJECT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS TO BE CONSTRUED
CONSTRUCTED, THE MANNER AND CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE, AND THE METHOD
OF CONSTRUCTION;

(5)  A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE ANY PROPOSED
PRODUCTION FACILITY, INCLUDING AT LEAST ITS ANTICIPATED SIZE,
EFFLUENT LOAD, AND PRODUCTION LEVELS;

(6)  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINIMIZING ANY ADVERSE
ECONOMIC, FISCAL, OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS;

(7)  AN EXAMINATION OF THE SECONDARY ENVIRONMENTAL
EFFECTS OF INDUCED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DUE TO THE DRILLING AND
PRODUCTION; AND

(7) (8) AN EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR THE PRODUCTION
FACILITY AND THE RELATIVE MERIT OF OTHER POSSIBLE SITES; AND.

(8) IN THE CASE OF A REFINERY OR OTHER PROCESSING
FACILITY, A DESCRIPTION OF THE FEED STOCK AND THE PRODUCT OF THE
CRUDE OIL OR NATURAL GAS.

(E) THE STATEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, FISCAL, AND ECONOMIC
IMPACT MUST SHOW CONCLUSIVELY THAT DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT WILL

BE INSIGNIFICANT. OTHERWISE, THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MAY NOT

ISSUE A LEASE FOR THE CHESAPEAKE BAY, ITS TRIBUTARIES, OR OTHER
WATERS OF THE STATE.

(F) THE APPLICANT FOR A LEASE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL
ADHERE TO ALL CRITERIA AND PERMIT CONDITIONS SET FORTH BY
APPLICABLE PERMITTING AND APPROVING AUTHORITIES.

(G) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE THE

FREQUENCY AND MINIMUM STANDARDS OF INSPECTIONS THAT THE

DEPARTMENT MAKES ON FACILITIES CONSTRUCTED AT A LEASED SITE.

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