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- Early Assessment of the Effect of President Trump’s New Executive Orders on FERC Infrastructure Projects
By Emily P. Mallen, Stephen J. Hug, Scott Daniel Johnson, Ben N. Reiter, Sharmila P. Das
Summary
This EO invokes authorities under the National Emergencies Act (NEA) to declare an energy emergency. Orders executive departments and agencies to identify and exercise any lawful emergency authorities available to them to facilitate the identification, leasing, siting, production, transportation, refining, and generation of domestic energy resources, including, but not limited to, on federal lands.
Orders the Administrator of the EPA and Secretary of Energy to consider issuing emergency fuel waivers to allow the year-round sale of E15 gasoline to meet any projected temporary shortfalls in the supply of gasoline. Agencies will identify actions that may require emergency permitting under the Clean Water Act. Orders prompt agency consultations exemptions from Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements. Directs DOD to assess ability to acquire and transport energy, electricity and fuel at home and abroad.
