Examining Environmental Barriers to Infrastructure Development

PURPOSE:

• To identify examples of regulations and statutes that inhibit infrastructure growth.
• To examine ways to remove unnecessary impediments from projects critical to American infrastructure and jobs.

BACKGROUND:

• In December 2016, the Treasury Department released a list of 40 proposed infrastructure projects of “major economic significance.”
• Treasury’s report notes that environmental regulatory requirements contribute to capital cost, which is a significant challenge to these projects.