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@@ -198,13 +198,15 @@ The findings further suggest that the width of this implementation gap
 is closely linked to council capacity.  Due to the devolved nature of
 environmental management intended by the RMA and the wide range of
 activities requiring assessment, an overwhelmingly large number of
-resource consent applications is to be processed by local councils,
-many of which operate under constraints, such as time pressure and the
-need to save costs.  The very benefits that were thought to follow
-from a devolved mandate---such as specialised assessment methods most
-appropriate for the district and innovation in the area of evaluation
-techniques---may actually be suppressed as a consequence of a lack of
-capacity on the level of local government.
+resource consent applications is to be processed by local
+councils. Since the RMA specifies statutory time periods within which
+certain tasks must be performed and due to the need to save costs,
+many councils operate under tight constraints that negatively impact
+on their ability to implement plans.  The very benefits that were
+thought to follow from a devolved mandate---such as specialised
+assessment methods most appropriate for the district and innovation in
+the area of evaluation techniques---may actually be suppressed as a
+consequence of a lack of capacity on the level of local government.
 
 Summarising the effect of capacity on consent processing practice,
 \textcite[p 46][]{confessions} comes to this conclusion:
@@ -219,9 +221,6 @@ Summarising the effect of capacity on consent processing practice,
   district plans (or envisaged by the RMA).
 \end{quote}
 
-% TODO: "The RMA specifies statutory time periods within which certain
-% tasks must be performed." p 56, reading 5.4
-
 
 \subsection{Submissions, hearings and decision-making}