Senate Permitting Deal Could Give Opponents Just 150 Days To Sue Over Energy Projects Instead Of Six Years– dailycaller.com
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Senate negotiators said Monday they reached a permitting deal that could give opponents of energy projects 150 days to sue instead of six years.
Negotiators aim to release the text this week, though a vote is unlikely before the Senate breaks prior to the midterm elections. A version Republicans shared with stakeholders Friday sets a 150-day deadline for lawsuits under two federal laws that govern environmental and historic reviews of major projects, Politico reported Monday.
The bill would need to pass the Senate and the House and be signed by President Donald Trump to become law.
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to review the environmental effects of proposed projects, and a completed review can currently face a legal challenge for up to six years under the default deadline in federal law, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
“We have reached a deal on text,” an aide to Democratic New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich, the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, told Politico.