Sec. 1009. Infrastructure permitting improvement center

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Title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 311, as added by this Act, the following: There is established in the Office of the Secretary an Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center (referred to in this section as the Center ). The Center shall report to the chair of the Steering Committee described in paragraph

(2)to ensure that the perspectives of all member agencies are represented. An Infrastructure Permitting Steering Committee is established to oversee the work of the Center. The Steering Committee shall be chaired by the Federal Chief Performance Officer in consultation with the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality and shall be comprised of Deputy-level representatives from the following agencies: The Department of Defense. The Department of the Interior. The Department of Agriculture. The Department of Commerce. The Department of Transportation. The Department of Energy. The Department of Homeland Security. The Environmental Protection Agency. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The Department of the Army. The Department of Housing and Urban Development. Other agencies the Chair invites to participate. The Center shall support the Chair of the Steering Committee described in paragraph

(2)and undertake the following: Coordinate and support implementation of priority reform actions for Federal agency permitting and reviews for areas as defined and identified by the Steering Committee described in paragraph (2). Support modernization efforts at agencies and interagency pilots for innovative approaches to the permitting and review of infrastructure projects. Provide technical assistance and training to field and headquarters staff of Federal agencies on policy changes, innovative approaches to project delivery and other topics as appropriate. Identify, develop and track metrics for timeliness of permit reviews, permit decisions, and project outcomes. Administer and expand the use of online transparency tools providing for— tracking and reporting of metrics; development and posting of schedules for permit reviews and permit decisions; and sharing of best practices related to efficient project permitting and reviews. Provide reporting to the President on progress towards achieving greater efficiency in permitting decisions and review of infrastructure projects and progress towards achieving better outcomes for communities and the environment. The Center shall support process improvements in the permitting and review of projects in the following sectors: Surface transportation. Aviation. Ports and waterways. Water resource projects. Renewable energy generation. Electricity transmission. Broadband. Pipelines. Other sectors, as determined by the Steering Committee described in subparagraph (2). . The analysis of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 312, as added by this Act, the following: 312. Interagency Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Center. .