American Energy Boom: Red Tape Cut, EV Mandates Ended
Published Date: 1/29/2025
Presidential Document
Summary
This order boosts American energy by cutting red tape and encouraging more oil, gas, and mineral production on federal lands and waters. It affects energy companies, workers, and consumers by aiming to lower energy costs, create jobs, and strengthen national security starting now. It also ends electric vehicle mandates to give drivers more choices and promote fair competition.
Analyzed Economic Effects
9 provisions identified: 6 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Increase oil, gas, and mineral production
The Order directs agencies to encourage exploration and production of energy and minerals on Federal lands and waters, including the Outer Continental Shelf, to lower energy costs, create jobs, and strengthen national security. The Order was issued January 20, 2025 and directs agencies to act immediately to support production.
End electric vehicle (EV) mandate
The Order directs elimination of the 'electric vehicle (EV) mandate,' removal of regulatory barriers to motor vehicle access, and termination of state emissions waivers where appropriate to promote consumer choice in vehicles. It also directs agencies to consider eliminating subsidies that favor EVs.
Pause EV charging station funding
The Order directs an immediate pause in disbursement of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including funds for electric vehicle charging stations. Agencies must review such programs and submit reports within 90 days; no funds identified in subsection (a) shall be disbursed until OMB and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy approve consistency with the review.
Rescind NEPA regs, expedite permitting
Within 30 days the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must provide guidance on implementing NEPA and propose rescinding CEQ's NEPA regulations at 40 CFR 1500 et seq. Agencies are directed to expedite permitting, prioritize efficiency and certainty, and meet deadlines established in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023.
Terminate American Climate Corps and related EOs
The Order immediately terminates activities, programs, and operations associated with the American Climate Corps and directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit a letter terminating the related Memorandum of Understanding within one day. The Order also revokes 12 prior Executive Orders listed in section 4(a).
Restart and accelerate LNG export reviews
The Secretary of Energy is directed to restart reviews of liquefied natural gas export project applications as expeditiously as possible. For projects with prior favorable records of decision, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) must determine within 30 days whether proposed refinements cause 'seriously different consequences' and, if not, issue a Deepwater Port Act license within an additional 30 days (or follow timetables for Environmental Assessment and addenda if refinements are likely to cause different consequences).
Prioritize domestic critical minerals and mining
The Order directs Interior, Agriculture, EPA, CEQ, and other agencies to identify and revise actions that burden domestic mining and processing of non-fuel and critical minerals, to reassess public lands withdrawals, to consider adding uranium to the USGS critical minerals list, and to accelerate geologic mapping. It also directs multiple agencies to submit reports with recommendations (including a 60-day report on competitiveness and a 90-day DHS assessment on forced-labor mineral inflows).
Disband greenhouse gas cost guidance
The Order disbands the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, withdraws its guidance and estimates, and directs the EPA Administrator to issue guidance within 60 days including consideration of eliminating the 'social cost of carbon' from Federal permitting and regulatory decisions.
Protect consumer appliance choices
The Order directs safeguarding the public's freedom to choose among goods and appliances (including lightbulbs, dishwashers, washing machines, gas stoves, water heaters, toilets, and shower heads) and to promote market competition and innovation in manufacturing and appliances.
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