“For taxpayers and private investors that finance these projects, it should be unacceptable that these needless delays continue to swell. The United States has a long tradition of building impressive structures, and the government-driven delays ingrained into our permitting process undermines this history… These reforms will allow builders to employ more workers and bring their …
“We believe this new rule provides a needed update of the processes and procedures that govern the permitting of our nation’s most vital infrastructure projects, allowing them to move forward without undue delay while ensuring our shared goal of proper environmental stewardship. It also creates greater predictability around the federal permitting process, providing businesses the …
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“The final rule will speed up the approval process for much-needed infrastructure projects, which will especially benefit the rural communities in which ag retailers and their customers live and work. “The rule does not compromise environmental reviews or public input, in fact the rule will enhance the public’s involvement through better coordination of hearings and …
“It should not take longer for a project to get permitted than it does for it to be constructed, but unfortunately that is often the case in the United States today. After two decades of discussion about the need for reform, spanning multiple Administrations, we’re thankful that the Trump Administration has made this issue a priority …
“America’s engineering industry believes we can improve our infrastructure while being good stewards of the environment. The expectation of our public and private project owners is that NEPA should be implemented with a better balance of timelines and reviewing agency accountability to provide more certainty for investments. For this reason, the American Council of Engineering …
“Modernizing and clarifying NEPA could not come at a better time for our country, as we are recovering from COVID-19,” said AXPC CEO Anne Bradbury. “NEPA permitting reforms will allow the U.S. to safely build energy infrastructure, provide job opportunities to American communities, and help expand our national economy.” “American energy companies adhere to the …
“Farmers and ranchers rely on the land, some directly on federal forests and rangelands, so keeping them healthy and productive is critical to farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. We support the new NEPA regulations because they will be instrumental in ensuring the responsible management of the nation’s resources,” said American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President …
“This proposed rule from the White House Council on Environmental Quality is an important step to greater transparency and efficiency in the NEPA process and will help America’s natural gas utilities continue to provide timely, safe, reliable and affordable service to the 179 million Americans that enjoy the benefits of natural gas and the millions …
“Today’s final rule modernizes our 50-year old NEPA law and implements commonsense improvements to NEPA’s critical review process. Americans can now unlock essential infrastructure investment for vital projects across the nation. The final rule balances modernizing the NEPA process and protecting the environment. In recent years, NEPA’s complex administrative procedures have ensnared a wide range …
“NEPA modernization will help America streamline permitting to move job-creating infrastructure projects off the drawing board and into development. Today’s action is essential to U.S. energy leadership and environmental progress, providing more certainty to jumpstart not only the modernized pipeline infrastructure we need to deliver cleaner fuels but highways, bridges and renewable energy. These reforms …
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