WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today announced the introduction of his Streamlining Critical Minerals Permitting Act, a bill that will speed up the permitting process for facilities that process or refine critical minerals here in the United States without sacrificing environmental protections.
About 70 percent of U.S. rare earth minerals currently come from China. This bill will give a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource an interim status permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act until the final administrative disposition of its permit application or it is proven that the facility failed to provide information needed to process the permit application, ensuring timely and efficient approvals for vital projects.
“It’s time that we start building in America again. We are too reliant on China for key energy resources, which poses a threat not just to our supply chains, but to our national security. By quickly approving permits for projects that produce critical materials, we will move towards energy dominance, uplift the American worker, and reduce global emissions while making our nation more resilient,” said Rep. Carter.
Read the full bill text here.
Read Rep. Carter’s Washington Times op-ed discussing the bill here.
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