(AGENPARL) – WASHINGTON ven 16 giugno 2023 In the past two years, Congress has enacted the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act, which could spur combined public and private infrastructure investments of nearly $2 trillion. However, these investments are of little use if we can’t get the projects approved and built due to America’s outdated and unpredictable permitting process.Fortunately, the recent debt ceiling agreement included the first significant reform to America’s permitting process in more than 50 years.Key permitting reform provisions in the debt ceiling agreement include:Updates the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Permitting ProcessSets a deadline of 2 years for an agency to complete the project’s permitting process. (it currently takes 4.5 years on average to complete this process, with many projects taking a decade or more)Allows project sponsors to petition a court if the agency misses the deadline. Mandates there to be a lead agen
Fonte/Source: https://www.uschamber.com/energy/permitting-provisions-in-the-recent-debt-ceiling-agreement