In recent weeks, APCA members and staff have stepped up the urgency for federal permit reform. They met with legislators and key staff on Capitol Hill, calling on them to deliver certainty for America’s energy and infrastructure development through permitting reform. 

The U.S. House has already approved several permitting reform bills supported by APCA with bipartisan backing, and now is the time for Senate action. APCA sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, supporting "efforts to pass legislation that supports American energy development and lowers costs for families by increasing efficiency, public transparency, and accountability in the infrastructure and pipeline permitting process."

APCA also signed on to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce letter calling for Senators to "prioritize and pass bipartisan, comprehensive permitting reform legislation as early this year as possible." The letter said, " Communities across America are counting on Congress to deliver a modernized, efficient, predictable, and transparent permitting process—one that provides the project certainty needed to secure investment today, unlock economic growth, and foster innovation that creates opportunity and a stronger future for families and neighborhoods."

The association also rallied its members with a grassroots campaign, calling for the Senate to act NOW on permitting reform so that APCA members can build projects that will provide reliable energy, strengthen our economy, and improve quality of life for all Americans. If you have not yet reached out your U.S. Senators, we ask you to follow the link and make your voice heard.