The executive order instructs agencies to use technology to modernize their environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects, with the goal of speeding up data gathering and decision-making that can improve timeliness for state, local and tribal decision-making as well. It also establishes an interagency Permitting Innovation Center to design and test prototype tools that could be implemented pursuant to the order for NEPA reviews and other environmental permits and authorizations. Overall, the order aims to create a more efficient and effective system that can better meet the needs of the 21st century economy while still protecting the environment.
Read the full text of the order at the whitehouse.gov website.