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 PUBLIC LAW 104-323—OCT. 19, 1996 110 STAT. 3899 (1) VOLUNTARY COOPERATION.— In carrying out this Act, the Commission and Secretary shall emphasize voluntary cooperation. (2) RULES, REGULATIONS, STANDARDS, AND PERMIT PROC- ESSES.— Nothing in this Act shall be considered to impose or form the basis for imposition of any environmental, occupational, safety, or other rule, regulation, standard, or permit Erocess that is different from those that would be applicable ad the Corridor not been established. (3) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS.— Nothing in this Act shall be considered to impose the application or administration of any Federal or State environmental quality standard that is different from those that will be applicable had the Corridor not been established. (4) WATER STANDARDS.— Nothing in this Act shall be considered to impose any Federal or State water use designation or water quality standard upon uses of, or discharges to, waters of the State or waters of the United States, within or adjacent to the Corridor, that is more restrictive than those that would be applicable had the Corridor not been established. (5) PERMITTING OF FACILITIES. — Nothing in the establishment of the Corridor shall abridge, restrict, or alter any applicable rule, regulation, standard, or review procedure for permitting of facilities within or adjacent to the Corridor. (6) WATER FACILITIES.—Nothing in the establishment of the Corridor shall affect the continuing use and operation, repair, rehabilitation, expansion, or new construction of water supply facilities, water and wastewater treatment facilities, stormwater facilities, public utiHties, and common carriers. (7) WATER AND WATER RIGHTS. —Nothing in the establishment of the Corridor shall be considered to authorize or imply the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights for any purpose. (b) RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION AND SECRETARY.— Nothing in this Act shall be construed to vest in the Commission or the Secretary the authority to— (1) require a Federal agency. State agency, political subdivision of the State, or private person (including an owner of private property) to participate in a project or program carried out by the Commission or the Secretary under this Act; (2) intervene as a party in an administrative or judicial proceeding concerning the application or enforcement of a regulatory authority of a Federal agency, State agency, or political subdivision of the State, including, but not limited to, authority relating to— (A) land use regulation; (B) environmental quality; (C) licensing; (D) permitting; (E) easements; (F) private land development; or (G) other occupational or access issue; (3) establish or modify a regulatory authority of a Federal agency. State agency, or political subdivision of the State, including authority relating to— (A) land use regulation; (B) environmental quality; or

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