Now I said yesterday, I told my chair, this isn't the Ten Commandments, we should work together, but one of try to help make it better, but not at the expense. One of the most significant causes of permitting delays is limited capacity at the agencies that handles NEPA reviews. The SPEED act does nothing to address recent cuts to staffing and funding at these agencies, which is going to further slow down project permitting. (01:22–01:31)
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Asserts that limited capacity at agencies handling NEPA reviews is a major cause of permitting delays.
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