; and (B) other applicable laws. (2) Environmental assessment or environmental impact statement In preparing an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2) ) for the acquisition of State land grant parcels and the conveyance of public land under this Act, if the western State has indicated an unwillingness to consider State land grant parcels for relinquishment or public land for acquisition (other than the State land grant parcels and public land described in the proposed agency action), the Secretary is not required to study, develop, and describe more than— (A) the proposed agency action; and (B) the alternative of no action. (d) Agreements with States (1) In general The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with any of the western States to facilitate processing of applications and conveyance of selected land. (2) Agreement On completion of a pre­ap­pli­ca­tion process that includes identification of land to be conveyed, the Secretary and the western State may enter into a nonbinding agreement that includes— (A) a time schedule for completing the conveyances; (B) an assignment of responsibility for performance of required functions and for costs associated with processing the conveyances; and (C) a statement specifying whether assumption of costs will be allowed pursuant to section 8(d). (e) Approval or rejection The Secretary— (1) shall issue a final determination on an application not later than 3 years after the date a western State submits that application to the Secretary; (2) may approve an application in whole or in part, or as modified by the Secretary as necessary to balance the equities of the States and interest of the public; (3) shall not accept an application under this Act for selection of any parcel of public land that in the judgment of the Secretary— (A) is not reasonably compact and consolidated