Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act”.
Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act
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.
Sec. 2 Interim hazardous waste permits
Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6925(e)) is amended—
in paragraph (1)(A)—
in clause (i), by striking “or” at the end;
in clause (ii), by inserting “or” after “this section,”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) is a critical energy resource facility,”
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.”