The responsibilities of the project owner, who must first ensure the feasibility and appropriateness of each proposed project, are as follows:
1° Determining the location of the project;
2° Drawing up the programme defined in article L. 2421-2;
3° Determining the provisional financial envelope;
4° Financing the operation;
5° Choosing the process by which the work will be carried out;
6° Concluding the public contracts for the studies and execution of the work for the operation.