July 29, 2025
Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Harrigan, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Nehls, and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Rare Earth Solutions and Carbon Utilization Enhancement Act of 2025
or the RESCUE Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Permit process for projects relating to extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials
Section 41001(6)(A) of the FAST Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)(A)) is amended—
(1)
in clause (iii)(III), by striking or
at the end;
(2)
in clause (iv)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(v)
is related to the extraction, recovery, or processing from acid mine drainage, mine tailings, coal, coal waste, coal processing waste, or pre- or post-combustion coal byproducts of—
(I)
a mineral of a kind that is locatable under the Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.), including such a mineral located on lands acquired by the United States (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 U.S.C. 351));
(II)
a rare earth element; or
(III)
microfine carbon or carbon from coal.