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Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act
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.
Summary
This bill amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to allow facilities that process or refine critical energy resources to operate under interim hazardous waste permits subject to final approval by the EPA Administrator. A critical energy resource is defined as an energy resource determined by the Secretary of Energy to be essential to U.S. energy systems and to have a vulnerable supply chain. The bill streamlines the permitting process by allowing critical mineral and energy processing facilities to begin operations under interim permits while awaiting final EPA approval.
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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH)
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL)
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX)
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Earl L. "Buddy" Carter’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $80,924
- INTERNATIONAL AUTO LOGISTICS $7,500
- SAVANNAH PILOTS ASSOC $6,600
- HENNESSY AUTOMOBILE COMPANIES $6,600
- SADOWSKI CO $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Earl L. "Buddy" Carter → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 29, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 29, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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 resource’ means, 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.”. <all>
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