; treatment as CDBG funds Except as otherwise provided by this Act, amounts appropriated, revenues generated, or amounts otherwise made available to eligible entities under this section shall be treated as though those funds were community development block grant funds made available under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). (g) Environmental reviews (1) Assumption of responsibilities (A) In general In order to ensure that the policies of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other provisions of law that further the purposes of that Act (as specified in regulations issued by the Secretary) are most effectively implemented in connection with the expenditure of funds under this section, and to assure to the public undiminished protection of the environment, the Secretary, in lieu of the environmental protection procedures otherwise applicable, may by regulation provide for the release of funds for particular projects to recipients of resilience grants that assume all of the responsibilities for environmental review, decisionmaking, and action pursuant to that Act, and any other provisions of law that the regulations of the Secretary specify, that would apply to the Secretary were the Secretary to undertake those projects as Federal projects. (B) Consultation The Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this paragraph only after consultation with the Council on Environmental Quality. (2) Submission of certification (A) In general The Secretary shall approve the release of funds for projects subject to the procedures authorized under this subsection only if, not later than 15 days before the approval and before any commitment of funds to those projects other than for purposes authorized under section 105(a)(12) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(12) ) or for environmental studies, the recipient of a resilience grant has submitted to the Secretary a request for such release