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Buddy Carter on the SPEED Act: Modernizing Permitting for American Development

Forbes Breaking NewsJanuary 5, 20261 min617 views
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The SPEED Act and Economic Growth

  • ⚡ The SPEED Act is presented as a crucial step to unleash America's energy dominance and bring supply chains home.
  • 💡 It aims to modernize the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which has become a costly and cumbersome process that cripples the permitting system.
  • 🎯 The legislation seeks to establish permitting timelines and reduce frivolous litigation designed to delay projects.

Overcoming Regulatory Hurdles

  • 🚧 The current permitting system is described as "crushing" various sectors of the economy, including healthcare, technology, and energy.
  • ⚖️ The SPEED Act intends to prevent activist environmental groups from holding American development "hostage" by profiting off lawsuits.
  • 🚀 By streamlining processes, the act will help power a new generation of growth, enabling updates to infrastructure, new energy sources, and the deployment of more broadband and transmission lines.
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SPEED ActPermitting ReformNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)American DevelopmentEnergy DominanceSupply ChainsInfrastructureFrivolous LitigationEnvironmental Regulations
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