403.955  Department of Environmental Protection; powers and duties enumerated.--The department shall have the following powers and duties in relation to this act:

(1)  To prescribe the form, content, and necessary supporting documentation and studies to be prepared by the applicant in regard to meeting the agency nonprocedural standards for environmental permitting.

(2)  To determine the sufficiency of applications for project site certification as they pertain to meeting the agency nonprocedural standards relating to the environmental permitting of the state.

(3)  To prescribe the methods for monitoring the environmental effects arising from the construction and operation of certified projects to assure continued compliance with the terms of the certification.

(4)  To act as staff and agent for the siting board with respect to issuing a final order approving certification when no certification hearing has been conducted.