Pennsylvania is expanding “fast track” permitting for energy, infrastructure and other major economic development projects.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Tuesday to launch he Pennsylvania Permit Fast Track Program, which aims to offer a more unified permitting process for complex projects.
While major projects would still be subject to the same reviews they are today, the state would do more to coordinate information, meetings and timelines across agencies. Drawing inspiration from a federal program, the effort progress will be tracked on a public dashboard.
Shapiro’s executive order builds on a state pilot program that applied the system to three projects, including the Martinsburg Community Digester, a community-scale effort to convert manure from 10 dairy farms into biogas.
