; (5) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and (6) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Geomatic data (1) In general If a Federal or State department or agency considering an aspect of an application for Federal authorization requires the applicant to submit environmental data, the department or agency shall consider any such data submitted by the applicant which was gathered by geomatic techniques, including tools and techniques used in land surveying, remote sensing, cartography, geographic information systems, global navigation satellite systems, photogrammetry, geophysics, geography, or other remote means. The applicable agency may grant conditional approval for Federal authorization, conditioned on the verification of such data by subsequent onsite inspection. (2) Applicable law Any geomatic data submitted as part of a Federal authorization shall have been gathered in compliance with all applicable laws (including regulations). (e) Accountability; transparency