Projects extracting rare earth elements and carbon from coal could get faster government approval.
This bill would make it easier and faster for certain mining and working with projects to get federal approval. It would add projects that get rare earth elements, other minerals, or carbon from sources like coal waste to the list of "critical projects." This change could speed up how these projects are built.
Today, the FAST Act defines "critical projects" based on things like energy production, water projects, or travel improvements. After this bill, the definition would also include projects that get or work with certain minerals, rare earth elements, or carbon. These materials could come from sources like acid mine drainage or coal waste. This would allow these projects to go through a faster approval process.
HR 4781 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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