Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 prevents the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council from finalizing a rule that narrows mining sector.
The Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025 amends the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project. It prohibits the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule that narrows the scope of the mining sector eligible for coverage under Title 41 of the FAST Act. This rule, titled “Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the FAST Act,” was proposed on September 22, 2023.
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