Energy Permitting Provisions

The document proposes a series of reforms to the U.S. energy permitting process, including the designation of at least 25 high-priority projects across various energy types, the imposition of strict timelines for NEPA and Clean Water Act reviews, and measures to reduce litigation delays. It specifically suggests enhancing FERC's authority over interstate electric transmission and hydrogen facilities, and mandates the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

• The proposal suggests designating at least 25 high-priority energy infrastructure projects to receive prioritized permitting, covering a diverse range of technologies including critical minerals, nuclear, hydrogen, fossil fuels, electric transmission, renewables, and carbon capture, sequestration, storage, and removal.
• Proposed permitting reforms include setting maximum review timelines, such as two years for major NEPA reviews and one year for lower-impact projects, and requiring a final action on Section 401 Clean Water Act certification requests within one year.
• To mitigate legal delays, the document proposes establishing statutes of limitations for court challenges and requiring federal courts to enforce a remand deadline not exceeding 180 days if a permit is vacated or remanded.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). Energy Permitting Provisions. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/energy-permitting.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Energy Permitting Provisions. n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/energy-permitting.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendenergy, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Energy Permitting Provisions}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/energy-permitting.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }