H.R. 3059

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · April 29, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Carter of Georgia · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

Table of contents

• H.R. 3059
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Interim hazardous waste permits

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Critical Mineral Permitting Act.

SEC. 2. Interim hazardous waste permits

• Section 3005(e) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act () is amended— 42 U.S.C. 6925(e)
  • in paragraph (1)(A)—
    • in clause (i), by striking or at the end;
    • in clause (ii), by inserting after ; and
      • (iii) is a critical energy resource facility,
    • by adding at the end the following:
    • (4) Definitions
      • For the purposes of this subsection:
      • (A) Critical energy resource
        • The term means, as determined by the Secretary of Energy, any energy resource— critical energy resource
          • (i) that is essential to the energy sector and energy systems of the United States; and
          • (ii) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption.
      • (B) Critical energy resource facility
        • The term critical energy resource facility means a facility that processes or refines a critical energy resource.
  • by adding at the end the following: