President Donald Trump’s new permitting director said she hopes Congress can eliminate her job by passing meaningful reform.
Last week, the White House named former congressional staffer Emily Domenech to head the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, more simply known as the Permitting Council.
The 16-person council was established during the second Obama administration through the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act to improve transparency and predictability for certain infrastructure projects making their way through the federal permitting process.
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As required by the National Environmental Policy Act, most of these projects are required to secure federal permits and environmental reviews from numerous agencies before they can begin construction — a process that can take years thanks to legal challenges and bureaucratic red tape.
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