“In judicial reform, Capito said the current window for lawsuits over permits, six years, is not sustainable. She said they’re looking to “tighten that up.” Other potential tweaks include the Clean Water Act, Capito said, along with endangered species and historic preservation regulations.”
Capito reports U.S. Senate “as close as we’ve ever been” to bipartisan permitting reform, could happen this weekwvmetronews.com
Six years to challenge a permit is too long, and I'd cut it. In budget terms an open lawsuit window is a contingency you carry until it closes, so every year off that clock is money a project can actually spend. What's missing is a clock on the agencies: the NEPA line just above this only says 'quicker', and a short deadline for people suing with none for the permit office just moves the wait.