The House Natural Resources Committee plans to vote later this week on legislation to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act.
A markup of several bills will feature H.R. 4776, the “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act,” which would narrow the scope of environmental scrutiny of projects and limit litigation.
Westerman said Monday evening that the committee was working on updated text that may encourage more Democrats to support the legislation. Many were skeptical during a hearing in September.
“We’re still working through some issues. We’ll probably have a manager’s amendment if we can get agreement on those issues,” Westerman said. “We’re working with the administration. I think we’ve got the bill text in really good shape.”
