[§196D-7]  Streamlining activities.  Inadministering the consolidated permit application and review process, thedepartment shall:

(1)  Monitor all permit applications submitted underthis chapter and the processing thereof on an ongoing basis to determine thesource of any inefficiencies, delays, and duplications encountered and thestatus of all permits in process;

(2)  Adopt and implement needed streamlining measuresidentified by the interagency group, in consultation with those agencies whosepermitting functions are not transferred by section 196D-10 to the departmentfor the purposes of the project and with members of the public;

(3)  Design, in addition to the consolidated permitapplication form, other applications, checklists, and forms essential to theimplementation of the consolidated permit application and review process;

(4)  Recommend to the legislature, as appropriate,suggested changes to existing laws to eliminate any duplicative or redundantpermit requirements;

(5)  Coordinate with agencies to ensure that allstandards used in any agency decisionmaking for any required permits are clear,explicit, and precise; and

(6)  Incorporate, where possible, rebuttablepresumptions based upon requirements met for permits issued previously underthe consolidated permit application and review process. [L 1988, c 301, pt of§1]