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Unlocking America’s Potential Through Permitting Reform

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The federal permitting system for major infrastructure projects is an overly complex, time-consuming process that hinders investment, innovation, economic growth and job creation.
4–5
years
Average time for federal project reviews
Redundant
reviews
Multiple agencies, overlapping processes
Over
650
Major infrastructure projects on hold
$1.5
trillion
Investment stuck in permitting backlog
The Problem
The Opportunity
Modernizing the permitting process would unlock domestic investment, American energy production and economic growth.
$1.7–2.4 trillion
GDP growth unlocked

38–54 million

Homes powered

New good-paying jobs
In multiple sectors across the country
Global competitiveness
Faster approvals will help the U.S. lead in energy, technology and manufacturing
The SolutionBusiness Roundtable encourages policymakers to enact durable, bipartisan permitting reforms.
  • Expedited reviews

    Expand categorical exclusions, permit by rule and focus NEPA on true impacts

  • Tech-driven permitting

    • Require digital tools and data-sharing

  • Energy & grid buildout

    • Fast-track LNG, pipelines, power plants and transmission

  • Litigation reform

    • Impose reasonable deadlines and reduce injunction abuse

  • Secure supply chains

    • Accelerate critical minerals mining, processing and recycling

  • Modern infrastructure

    • Simplify approvals for AI data centers, broadband, fiber and wireless

Resources
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DOWNLOADPermitting Reform: Unlocking America's Potential
VISITMcKinsey Study: Unlocking U.S. federal permitting: A sustainable growth imperative
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