Anonymous ID: abb4e8 June 7, 2020, 8:21 a.m. No.9519705   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9732 >>9887 >>0045 >>0289 >>0365

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that grants emergency powers to government agencies to fast-track and expedite the permitting process for infrastructure and energy projects.

 

According to the White House, the damage caused to the economy by the CCP virus means that without intervention, the United States would likely face a sustained and protracted recovery period characterized by persistently high levels of unemployment.

The order aims to expedite transportation infrastructure projects, civil works projects from the Army Corps of Engineers, and infrastructure and other projects on federal lands.

According to the order, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has, in emergency situations, provided flexibility to government agencies in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)โ€”a law environmentalists view as essential in determining the environmental impacts of infrastructure and other projects.

 

According to the executive order, the CEQโ€™s regulations โ€œprovide that when emergency circumstances make it necessary to take actions with significant environmental impacts without observing the regulations, agencies may consult with CEQ to make alternative arrangements to take such actions.โ€ Such emergencies would include, among others, natural disasters, threats to national defense, โ€œand employment and economic prosperity.โ€

 

https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-signs-executive-order-to-fast-track-infrastructure-projects_3378312.html