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This resolution urges Congress to enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate the deployment of new energy infrastructure, arguing that current processes, including those under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Clean Water Act (CWA), are excessively complex and unnecessarily slow down or prevent the construction of essential energy projects. The resolution highlights that these delays not only hinder domestic energy production, which is produced to higher environmental standards than imported energy, but also increase costs for consumers and businesses, reduce reliability, and increase dependence on foreign energy sources. It calls for reforms that would enable faster and lower-cost construction of all types of energy infrastructure, including pipelines and transmission lines, by limiting excessive litigation and improving federal agency accountability with more aggressive timelines for environmental reviews. The resolution emphasizes the urgency of these reforms to meet projected increases in electricity demand and modernize the nation's energy system.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hcr35