Modernize Permitting. Secure America's Energy Future.
America’s energy future hinges on our ability to produce more energy and build new infrastructure. But our broken permitting system is standing in the way with red tape and endless litigation.
The Problem: Permitting Laws Designed for a Different Era
Outdated, vague, and increasingly weaponized through litigation, these laws delay and derail energy projects our families, businesses, and national security depend on.
Subjective agency reviews and frivolous lawsuits regularly delay projects for years or, worse, kill the projects outright
Bureaucratic inefficiencies hinder production on federal lands
Weaponized laws block pipelines and responsible development
A broken permitting system freezes future investment and development
The Solution: Comprehensive, Durable Permitting Reform
Modernizing our permitting system through durable reforms can benefit all Americans by making the process more timely, predictable, and consistent across agencies and industries.
Reform the National Environmental Policy Act – Remove bureaucratic redundancies and ensure environmental reviews are proportional to a project’s actual impacts
End Permitting Lawfare - Limit litigation to directly affected stakeholders, establish a reasonable timeline for challenges to be filed in court, and ensure judicial remedies are limited to the procedural issue at hand
Establish Permit Predictability on Federal Lands – Streamline permitting when the Federal Government has only a limited interest, expand the use of proven efficiencies like Categorial Exclusions, and enable a permit-by-rule system with environmental safeguards to fast-track key energy projects
Provide Certainty Under the Clean Water Act - Clarify the scope of Section 401 and establish enforceable certification timelines
Inject Common Sense into the Endangered Species Act - Prevent sue-and-settle tactics used by third-parties to overwhelm agencies and establish clarity around habitat designations
Rationalize the Natural Gas Act - Streamline LNG export approvals to countries without free trade agreements
It’s time for Congress to increase energy production, unlock infrastructure development, create jobs, and lower energy costs with durable permitting reforms.
