April 29, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act
.
Sec. 2. Interim hazardous waste permits
Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(A)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking or
at the end;
(B)
in clause (ii), by inserting or
after this section,
; and
(C)
by adding at the end the following:
(iii)
is a critical energy resource facility,; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(4) Definitions
For the purposes of this subsection:
(A) Critical energy resource
The term
critical energy resourcemeans, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource—(i)
that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States; and
(ii)
the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.
(B) Critical energy resource facility
The term critical energy resource facility means a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource.