HR 3059
Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act
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Bill overview
This bill aims to speed up the permitting process for facilities that process or refine critical energy resources, like those needed for the energy sector. It proposes a temporary, ‘interim’ permit for these facilities, allowing them to operate while awaiting final approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. The bill defines ‘critical energy resource’ and ‘critical energy resource facility’ to provide clarity for the permitting process. This is intended to bolster domestic energy production and reduce vulnerabilities in the supply chain.
Key provisions
- Creates an interim permit process for critical energy resource facilities.
- Defines ‘critical energy resource’ as an energy resource essential to the U.S. energy sector and vulnerable to supply chain disruption.
- Defines ‘critical energy resource facility’ as a facility processing or refining critical energy resources.
- Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to determine which resources are ‘critical energy resources’.
Who is affected
- Energy companies
- Facility owners and operators
- The Department of Energy
- The Environmental Protection Agency
Notable changes
- Introduces a streamlined permitting process for critical energy resources.
- Clarifies definitions related to critical energy resources and facilities.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 3059
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act
.
Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(A)—
in clause (i), by striking or
at the end;
in clause (ii), by inserting or
after this section,
; and
by adding at the end the following:
by adding at the end the following:
critical energy resourcemeans, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource—
that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States; and
the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.
The term critical energy resource facility means a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource.