Bill > S2324

This bill, the Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act, amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to improve the federal permitting process. Key provisions include: - Revising definitions and the membership of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council to broaden its scope and authority. - Requiring the Council to set goals and best practices for reducing the time and complexity of environmental reviews and permitting, including aiming for performance schedules of no more than 2 years where possible. - Enhancing transparency requirements for the federal permitting process, including new provisions to protect confidential information related to Native American resources. - Establishing procedures to coordinate environmental reviews and permit decisions across federal agencies, including requiring a single, joint environmental impact statement in many cases. - Authorizing the Executive Director to oversee and enforce agency compliance with permitting schedules and other requirements. - Providing funding mechanisms to support the Council's operations and allow reimbursements to agencies for their permitting work. The overall intent is to streamline and improve the efficiency of the federal permitting process for major infrastructure and other projects.

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