Bill > HR9078

This bill, the Permit Reform In Mining for Energy and Defense Act (PRIMED Act), aims to streamline the federal permitting process for certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense to support domestic production capabilities for strategic and critical materials. Specifically, the bill would treat these actions as "covered projects" under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, allowing them to bypass some requirements and be included in the Permitting Dashboard, a government tool that tracks the status of federal permitting and environmental reviews. These actions include supporting feasibility studies, promoting by-product and co-product production, and modernizing mining and processing facilities, among other activities authorized under the Defense Production Act. However, the project sponsor can request that their action not be treated as a covered project under this bill.