In the event of a disagreement over the scope of a transit project, state agencies, cities, and counties shall accept the detailed statement prepared by the transit agency under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) as the sole environmental review document, rather than conducting separate environmental reviews or preparing additional detailed statements. Consistent with RCW 43.21C.150, when a transit agency has previously prepared an adequate detailed statement pursuant to the national environmental policy act of 1969 as part of a federally funded transit project, that national environmental policy act document shall satisfy the requirements under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). State agencies, cities, and counties shall adopt and rely on the national environmental policy act document for their environmental review and permitting processes, aligning applicable local documents accordingly. For purposes of this section, "transit agency" does not include a regional transit authority under chapter 81.112 RCW.

Findings—Intent—2025 c 417: See note following RCW 82.38.030.