Bipartisan SPEED Act for Permitting Reform Introduced in Congress

Permitting reform—shortening the amount of time and eliminating some of the onerous regulations that stand in the way of permitting new energy projects—has been a hot topic for at least the last three years, if not longer. Before leaving the Senate last year, West Virginia’s then-Senator, Joe Manchin, tried to get a bill passed to address permitting reform (see Barrasso, Manchin Release Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Bill). It never advanced. However, it's baaaaaack! This time, a permitting reform bill has been introduced in the House. And once again, it's bipartisan.

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