(a) At any time prior to the completion of the major energy project, the joint review team may:
(1) Revise the special procedures for state or local agencies on the project decision schedule;
(2) Add new special procedures for state or local agencies on the project decision schedule;
(3) Revise any deadline on the project decision schedule; or
(4) Add any new deadline on the project decision schedule.
(b) No modification in the project decision schedule shall be allowed unless the team determines that:
(1) Such modification would further the purposes of this chapter;
(2) Continued adherence to the schedule would be impractical or would not be in the public interest;
(3) In the case of a request for a modification by an agency, that the agency has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule;
(4) In the case of a request for a modification by an applicant, that the applicant has exercised due diligence in attempting to comply with the schedule; and
(5) Except as provided by this section, such modification is consistent with § 13-18-114 and is published in a newspaper of general circulation.