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House transportation leaders preview 'Permit Act' to speed federal permitting
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Chair Sam Graves and subcommittee chair Mike Collins previewed a bill called the Permit Act, saying it would streamline federal permitting for housing, land use, agriculture, infrastructure and energy projects to cut delays and costs; no vote took place in the session.
Chair Sam Graves of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and subcommittee chair Mike Collins on Monday previewed legislation they called the Permit Act and said it would be on the House floor this week to speed up federal permitting for housing, land use, agriculture, infrastructure and energy projects.
The preview came during a short session in which Graves introduced Collins and said the current permitting process "has become way too burdensome and takes way too long to get through the process, which drives the cost,…
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