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Senator Capito opens hearings on federal permitting reform
Senator Shelley Moore Capito opened hearings on federal permitting reform on Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
Specifically, the Environment and Public Works Committee, which Capito chairs, is looking to streamline processes.
Capito, R-W.Va., often discusses projects getting lost or abandoned in endless bureaucratic reviews and processes.
"Last week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard testimony from Nucor about how the need to obtain a Clean Water Act permit triggered significant delays based on required reviews under the Endangered Species Act and the National Historic Preservation Act," Capito said. "These permitting delays nearly thwarted what will be among the most environmentally friendly steel production facilities in the world, and that will employ over a thousand people in Mason County, West Virginia."