Subchapter 6 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
§ 4-601. General provisions – Environmental review.
A. The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, or successor agency, shall perform the environmental review process.
B. The Director shall not approve a lease until the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources has completed the environmental review process pursuant to this Act and applicable Osage Nation regulations, unless the lease is determined to be exempt from such process under Section 4-602 of this Title. Any lease, even if approved and executed, shall be null and void if it has not been issued in full compliance with this section.
C. If the environmental reviewer determines that a proposed lease is subject to the environmental review process, the Director may not issue a leasing decision until the environmental reviewer closes the environmental review process in accordance with applicable Osage Nation regulations. ONCA 17-01, eff. Dec. 9, 2016.