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Permitting, pipelines and supply chains: industry urges statutory fixes to speed projects
Summary
DOE, FERC staff and industry witnesses told the House Energy Subcommittee that permitting complexity, state Clean Water Act (Section 401) reviews, NEPA overlap and supply‑chain constraints are delaying pipelines, LNG export facilities and generators. Industry called for coordinated statutory reforms and clearer judicial review standards.
Witnesses from the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and industry trade groups described permitting and supply‑chain problems that they say are slowing critical energy projects.
Acting Undersecretary Michael Goff (Department of Energy) told the committee the department supports a range of bills that would require supply‑chain assessments and strengthen permitting coordination. Goff described several draft measures the department is prepared to work on, including a proposed "Electric Supply Chain Act," and said the department has approved or extended four LNG export projects or extensions since January that…
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