Declaring a National Energy Emergency
Declares a national emergency with respect to energy supply and invokes emergency authorities to expedite energy infrastructure permitting. Directs agencies to use all available emergency powers to increase domestic energy production, including waiving environmental review requirements where possible.
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What each section does, and how they differ.
Declares a national energy emergency and directs all agencies to use lawful emergency authorities to expedite energy infrastructure development.
Directs agencies to use all available emergency approvals, consultations, and authorizations to expedite energy infrastructure.
Directs agencies to identify and use all relevant lawful emergency authorities to expedite completion of authorized infrastructure projects and facilitate energy supply.
Directs agencies and Army Corps to identify energy projects subject to emergency Army Corps permits and directs use of emergency permitting to fullest extent.
Directs agencies to identify energy actions subject to ESA emergency consultation and directs use of emergency ESA regulations to maximum extent permissible.
Directs Interior to convene ESA Committee quarterly to review exemption applications with prompt review timelines and identify obstacles to energy infrastructure.
Directs Defense to assess ability to acquire and transport energy needed for homeland security and operations.
Standard boilerplate: preserves existing agency authority, conditions the order on appropriations, and creates no enforceable private rights.