A. 
The lead agency is the agency, including the applicable agency, board, commission, department, office, other body, officer or employee of the Village principally responsible for carrying out, funding or approving an action. The lead agency is responsible for determining whether an EIS is required for the action and for preparing and filing the EIS if it is so required.
B. 
Where more than one agency is involved, the lead agency is determined and designated as provided in Part 617.
C. 
The Board of Trustees will be the clearinghouse for lead agency designation. It will assist agencies and applicants to identify other federal, state and local agencies that may be involved in approving, funding or carrying out Type I and unlisted actions. The clearinghouse may make recommendations on designation of lead agencies for particular actions.
D. 
Environmental review of actions involving a federal agency will be processed in accordance with Part 617.
A. 
When any agency of the Village contemplates directly carrying out, funding or approving any Type I action, a full environmental assessment form (EAF) must be prepared by it or on its behalf. When an unlisted action is contemplated by an agency of the Village, either a full- or a short-form EAF, as appropriate, must be prepared. The EAF forms provided on the DEC website and located in Appendices A and B of Part 617 will be used, but may be modified by the Village to meet the needs of particular cases.
B. 
When an application is submitted for funding or a permit or other approval of a Type I or unlisted action to any agency of the Village, the application must be accompanied by an EAF. For Type I actions, a full EAF must be prepared. For unlisted actions, either the full EAF or the short form may be used, as appropriate. An applicant may choose to prepare a draft EIS in place of an EAF.
C. 
The lead agency must make a determination of environmental significance of the action. This determination must be based on the EAF or, with respect to unlisted actions, its own procedures, as the case may be, and on the application and such other information as it may require. The criteria stated in Section 7 of Part 617 also must be considered by the lead agency in making its determination of significance.
D. 
The lead agency, upon making a determination of significance, must comply with Section 12 of Part 617.
E. 
If the lead agency makes a determination of nonsignificance, the direct action, approval or funding involved will be processed without further regard to SEQR, Part 617, or this chapter.
F. 
If the agency determines that the proposed action is an exempt action, a ministerial action, or a Type II action as provided in section 5 of Part 617 or in this chapter, the proposed action may be processed without further regard to SEQR, Part 617, or this chapter.
Following a determination that a proposed action may have a significant impact on the environment, the agency shall, in accordance with the provisions of Part 617:
A. 
In the case of an action involving an applicant, immediately notify the applicant of the determination and request the applicant to prepare an environmental impact report in the form of a draft environmental impact statement.
B. 
In the case of an action not involving an applicant, prepare a draft environmental impact statement.
If the applicant decides not to submit an environmental impact statement, the agency may prepare or cause to be prepared the draft environmental impact statement or, in its discretion, notify the applicant that the application will not be further processed and no approval will be issued until the said environmental impact statement is submitted.
The fees and costs for review or preparation of an environmental impact statement involving approval or funding of an action will be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Fees and costs so fixed will be consistent with the limitations set by Section 13 of Part 617, and a deposit for such fees and costs shall accompany submission of the environmental impact statement in an amount as determined by the Village from time to time.