Decision recognizes mining’s importance to infrastructure
facilitated by the FPISC, which Congress created in 2015 through Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41). “Covered projects” already eligible for the improved federal permitting process include renewable and conventional energy, surface transportation, ports and waterways, and manufacturing — all of which depend on minerals. In July, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee reported S. 1317, Murkowski’s American Mineral Security Act, with language to codify min- ing as a sector covered by FAST-41. This admin- T^_]L_TaP LN_TZY ]PʮPN_^ _SP 1;4>.ɪ^ LMTWT_d _Z LOO vital sectors using its own discretionary authority. Last year, the United States imported at least 50% of 48 minerals, including 100% of 18 of them. China and Russia control the supply chain for many of these minerals. You can follow Energy Committee actions at energy.senate.gov.
SPECIAL TO THE ALASKA MINER Alaska’s Sen. Lisa Murkowski has praised the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Coun- cil (FPISC) recent decision to include mining as a sector covered by its authority. “I welcome this announcement, which will en- ^`]P_SL_XTYTYR[]ZUPN_^MPYPʭ_Q]ZX_SP[P]XT_ - ting transparency and accountability that many other major projects already receive,” Murkowski said in a press release. “Minerals are essential to infrastructure, yet our country is deeply dependent on foreign sourc- es for everything from rare earths to cobalt. Rea- sonable steps like this one will help us change that and ultimately turn our mineral security from a weakness to a strength.” Murkowski has long called for mining to be eli- RTMWPQZ]_SP[P]XT__TYRNZZ]OTYL_TZYLYOPʯNTPYNd
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The Alaska Miner
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