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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1855 
To promote new manufacturing in the United States by providing for greater 
transparency and timeliness in obtaining necessary permits, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2021 
Mr. SCALISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To promote new manufacturing in the United States by 
providing for greater transparency and timeliness in ob-
taining necessary permits, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting New Manu-
facturing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BUILDING AND MANUFACTURING PROJECTS DASH-
BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, with re-
spect to fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
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publish in a readily accessible location on the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s public website the Agency’s 
estimate of the following: 
(1) The total number of preconstruction per-
mits issued during the fiscal year. 
(2) The percentage of such preconstruction per-
mits issued within one year after the date of filing 
of a completed application. 
(3) The average length of time for the Agency’s 
Environmental Appeals Board to issue a final deci-
sion on petitions appealing decisions to grant or 
deny a preconstruction permit application. 
(b) INITIAL PUBLICATION; UPDATES.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
(1) make the publication required by subsection 
(a) for fiscal years 2016 through 2020 not later 
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(2) update such publication not less than annu-
ally. 
(c) SOURCES OF INFORMATION.—In carrying out this 
section: 
(1) With respect to information to be published 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, the Environ-
mental Protection Agency’s estimates shall be based 
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on information that is in the Agency’s possession as 
of the date of enactment of this Act, including infor-
mation in the RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse 
database. 
(2) With respect to information to be published 
for any fiscal year, nothing in this section compels 
the Environmental Protection Agency to seek or col-
lect any information in addition to the information 
that is voluntarily provided by States and local air 
agencies for the RACT/BACT/LAER Clearinghouse 
database. 
SEC. 3. TIMELY ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS AND GUID-
ANCE TO ADDRESS NEW OR REVISED NA-
TIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS 
IN PRECONSTRUCTION PERMITTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In publishing any final rule estab-
lishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard, 
the Administrator shall, as the Administrator determines 
necessary and appropriate to assist States, permitting au-
thorities, and permit applicants, concurrently publish reg-
ulations and guidance for implementing the standard, in-
cluding information relating to submission and consider-
ation of a preconstruction permit application under the 
new or revised standard. 
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