Stauber in March. Photo: John McCreary / NHLI via Getty Images
Rep. Pete Stauber plans to move legislation this fall that would codify President Trump's executive orders to accelerate U.S. mining and minerals production.
Why it matters: Congressional Republicans are racing to cement as many of Trump's executive actions as possible.
- Mining and minerals has emerged as an area of bipartisan agreement, and Stauber has said he's talking with Democrats about lowering barriers to mining.
What he's saying: Stauber, an advocate for a major stalled project in his northern Minnesota district, sees mining as fitting into a broader effort to overhaul permitting.
- He chairs Natural Resources' energy and mineral resources panel and said bipartisan permitting talks could look at mining and delays affecting wind, solar and transmission projects.
- "It's been shown that in all sectors, [NEPA] is delaying projects," Stauber told Axios after a permitting hearing last week. "All-of-the-above has to be a part of the conversation. And I think that can be bipartisan."
Zoom in: Stauber's mining bill would require Interior to submit a list of priority projects to Congress and identify which it can immediately approve.
- It would mandate that agencies target any regulation that "imposes an undue burden" on mining.
