Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects
Headline: Federal Agencies Must Speed Environmental Reviews for Infrastructure Projects
What it does: Agencies must adopt coordinated timetables, use a "One Federal Decision" process, and meet performance goals to complete major project reviews within about two years.
- Aims to complete federal environmental reviews for major projects in about two years.
- Requires agencies to set permitting schedules and report progress on a public Dashboard.
- Mandates final project authorizations within 90 days after a Record of Decision.
Summary
This order directs federal agencies to speed up and coordinate environmental reviews and permits for infrastructure projects. It requires a "One Federal Decision" process, permitting timetables, performance goals, and a system to track and score agency progress.
Agencies, project sponsors, and the public are affected: lead agencies must set schedules, cooperating agencies must respond quickly, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and a steering council will monitor results. The aim is to finish reviews for major projects in about two years to reduce delays and costs for infrastructure.
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