tamrock
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Dear Grant,
Did you know it takes seven to ten years on average to permit a mine on federal lands, and that does not even include all the litigation?
Did you know that global investment in U.S. mining projects has dropped in half over the last 20 years?
This must change -- we need your help!
This week is a big week in Congress for new domestic mining production and real, commonsense permitting reforms.
This Thursday, March 9, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources is considering three critical pieces of legislation. These bills are titled the Permitting for Mining Needs Act by Congressman Pete Stauber (Minnesota), the Transparency and Production of American Energy Act by Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas), and the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews Act by Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana).
Key components of these bills:
- Set lead agencies when coordinating among federal agencies for mining on federal land.
- Allow federal agencies to use work from state regulatory agencies to permit mines.
- Sets two-year time limits on environmental impact statement preparation.
- Allows a mining project applicant to prepare environmental impact statements using the best information and conserving federal agency resources.
- Limits new federal land withdrawals without a thorough assessment of minerals on the federal land.
- Sets clear timing for court challenges to a mining project to ensure projects are not delayed for years even after permitting for construction.
In each step, each bill preserves federal environmental review through the National Environmental Policy Act among other key laws while increasing the efficiency of the permitting process to protect U.S. competitiveness and respond to the ever-increasing minerals demand with production here in the U.S.
Thank you,
Minerals Make Life
Keep up-to-date by liking Minerals Make Life on Facebook and following @miningfan on Twitter. Minerals Make Life is sponsored by the National Mining Association.
Did you know it takes seven to ten years on average to permit a mine on federal lands, and that does not even include all the litigation?
Did you know that global investment in U.S. mining projects has dropped in half over the last 20 years?
This must change -- we need your help!
This week is a big week in Congress for new domestic mining production and real, commonsense permitting reforms.
This Thursday, March 9, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources is considering three critical pieces of legislation. These bills are titled the Permitting for Mining Needs Act by Congressman Pete Stauber (Minnesota), the Transparency and Production of American Energy Act by Congressman Bruce Westerman (Arkansas), and the Building U.S. Infrastructure Through Limited Delays & Efficient Reviews Act by Congressman Garret Graves (Louisiana).
Key components of these bills:
- Set lead agencies when coordinating among federal agencies for mining on federal land.
- Allow federal agencies to use work from state regulatory agencies to permit mines.
- Sets two-year time limits on environmental impact statement preparation.
- Allows a mining project applicant to prepare environmental impact statements using the best information and conserving federal agency resources.
- Limits new federal land withdrawals without a thorough assessment of minerals on the federal land.
- Sets clear timing for court challenges to a mining project to ensure projects are not delayed for years even after permitting for construction.
In each step, each bill preserves federal environmental review through the National Environmental Policy Act among other key laws while increasing the efficiency of the permitting process to protect U.S. competitiveness and respond to the ever-increasing minerals demand with production here in the U.S.
Thank you,
Minerals Make Life
Keep up-to-date by liking Minerals Make Life on Facebook and following @miningfan on Twitter. Minerals Make Life is sponsored by the National Mining Association.
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