Senate Energy Bill Would Fine Any President Who Blocks Whole Class Of Energy Projects

A bipartisan Senate energy bill would bar any administration from blocking permits for an entire class of energy projects, such as solar or wind.

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act would bar any administration from stalling or denying permits for an entire category of energy projects, according to a fact sheet from its sponsor Democratic New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich’s office.

That means no administration could block all solar, wind or other classes of energy project permits “without facing legal action and fines,” the fact sheet says.

Republican North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a Sept. 30 interview that the bill’s expedited judicial review provisions are “the most important part” of it.