With respect to the review and approval of policies, procedures, and performance standards pursuant to Section 14085, the department’s authority shall be directed at such matters as the requirements, criteria, process methods, and project management control systems to be used for effectively performing and accomplishing a project’s development; and the department’s authority, as it applies to this specific purpose, shall not be directed at determining such matters as a project’s actual location and design, its actual transport capability, or its actual service features, unless otherwise provided for by statute or mutual agreement.