### Question
How is the "authorization" defined?


### Answer
The term **authorization** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 4370m* as follows -

> any license, permit, approval, finding, determination, or other administrative decision issued by an agency and any interagency consultation that is required or authorized under Federal law in order to site, construct, reconstruct, or commence operations of a covered project administered by a Federal agency or, in the case of a State that chooses to participate in the environmental review and authorization process in accordance with section 4370m–2(c)(3)(A) of this title, a State agency

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 4370m*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 55-NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY > SUBCHAPTER IV-FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT**

