(1) Banks certified under this chapter must be consistent with existing federal, state, and local laws and rules and treaty rights which relate to the establishment of a bank.

(2) Certification of a bank does not serve as authorization for other federal, state, or local permits or approvals.

(3) Interagency review team (IRT) members shall advise the sponsor of pertinent federal, state, or local rules that may apply to a specific bank proposal and that may delay the certification process.

(4) The sponsor is responsible for obtaining all required federal, state, and local permits and approvals for the construction and establishment of the bank.

(5) The sponsor is strongly encouraged to coordinate with the local jurisdiction(s) early in the development of their proposal. Each local jurisdiction has its own local permitting process and there is not a standard sequence for integrating with the bank certification process.