Section 47: Inter-State environmental effects

(1) Where a project for which an environmental assessment is not required under section 5 of this Act, is to be carried out in a State and the President is of the opinion that the project is likely to have serious environment effects in another State, the Council may establish a review panel, to conduct an assessment of the inter-State environmental effects of the project.
(2) The Council shall not establish a review panel pursuant to subsection (1) of this section where the President and the governments of all the interested States have agreed on another panel for conducting an assessment of the inter-State environmental effects of the project.
(3) A review panel may be established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section on the initiative of the President or at the request of the government of any interested State.
(4) At least ten days before establishing a review panel pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the President shall give notice of the intention to establish a panel to the proponent of the project and to the State or all interested States.
(5) For the purposes of this section and section 49 (3) of this Act, "interested state" means-
(a) a State in which the project is to be carried out; or
(b) a State that claims that serious adverse environmental effects are likely to occur in that State as a result of the project.