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Bipartisan ePermit Act would build a unified digital permitting portal, sponsors and industry say
Summary
The ePermit Act would codify CEQ's permitting technology plan, direct agencies to adopt interoperable permitting systems and encourage AI integration; proponents said it would reduce information bottlenecks that delay projects.
A bipartisan bill aimed at bringing federal permitting into the 21st century drew support at a House hearing, with sponsors and industry witnesses saying a unified digital system could reduce delays caused by fragmented agency data and incompatible file formats. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), the lead sponsor of H.R. 4503, told the committee that “the ePermit Act addresses those problems by establishing a framework for agencies to implement a digital permitting system and a unified portal.” He and other sponsors said the measure would codify elements of the Council on Environmental Quality’s permitting technology action plan…
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