SPEED Act amends the National Environmental Policy Act to streamline environmental reviews and expedite economic development.
The SPEED Act, or Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, amends the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental reviews. It introduces procedural changes, including limiting the scope of environmental reviews to effects closely related to the immediate project, prohibiting agencies from delaying actions based on new research, and setting deadlines for judicial review.
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