Energy Projects: Faster Water Permits
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While it has some bipartisan support, it faces strong opposition from environmental groups and states who want to keep control over their own water.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
Tribes that hold certification authority for waters on their lands, or that rely on state 401 reviews to protect treaty-related fishing and water resources near pipelines and dams, face the same tighter one-year deadlines and higher evidentiary burden for denying or conditioning permits. This could reduce leverage tribes have used in past disputes over pipeline routes and dam operations.
“a list of all other Federal, interstate, Tribal, State, or local agency authorizations required for the conduct of such activity, and any approval or denial of such an authorization already received.”
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
CURRENT Act
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