WASHINGTON, D.C., August 16, 2017 – (RealEstateRama) — House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s executive order on establishing accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure projects.
“It’s encouraging to have a president who understands that regulatory reform is a precondition for any successful infrastructure policy. At the same time, there is no question that additional statutory tools are also necessary to reduce excessive regulatory burdens that make job-supporting and environmentally sound infrastructure projects all but impossible in this country. This order provides a strong foundation upon which Congress can build.”
This Congress, the Committee has held six infrastructure-related hearings and advanced a range of reforms across its jurisdiction to remove bureaucratic obstacles to greater infrastructure development and investment.
Committee Infrastructure Bills:
- “Reclamation Title Transfer and Non-Federal Infrastructure Incentivization Act” (H.R. 3281) – Passed House
- “Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act” (H.R. 1654) – Passed House
- “Water Rights Protection Act” (H.R. 2939) – Passed House
- “Bureau of Reclamation Water Project Streamlining Act” (H.R. 875) – Passed House
- “Gaining Responsibility on Water Act of 2017” or “GROW Act” (H.R. 23) – Passed House
- “Water Rights Protection Act” (H.R. 2939) – Passed House
- “Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act” (H.R. 1873) – Passed House
- “BOR Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act” (HR 1967) – Passed House
- “Expanding Alaskan Hydropower Infrastructure” (H.R. 220) – Passed House
- “King Cove Land Exchange Act” (H.R. 218) – Passed House
- “Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act” (H.R. 660) – Passed Committee
- “Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act” (H.R. 825) – Passed Committee
- “Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act” (H.R. 2371) – Passed Committee
- “Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act” (H.R. 660) – Passed Committee
- “American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act” (H.R. 1399) – Passed Committee
- “RECLAIM Act of 2017” (H.R. 1731) – Passed Committee
- “Mining Schools Enhancement Act” (H.R. 2053) – Passed Committee
- “Community Reclamation Partnerships Act” (H.R. 2937) – Passed Committee
- “Helium Extraction Act of 2017” (H.R. 3297) – Passed Committee
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