119 HR 3059 IH: Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-04-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3059IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 29, 2025Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act.

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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. .