Permitting Council Inks 10th Federal-State Deal to Streamline Permitting
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Permitting Council Press Office (media@permitting.gov)
CHEYENNE, WY (October 26, 2026) – Today, Wyoming became the 10th state to align its permitting timelines with the federal government, as Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) Executive Director Emily Domenech and Governor Mark Gordon signed an agreement in Cheyenne to get critical infrastructure projects built faster.
“Wyoming is now the 10th state to partner with the Permitting Council to run federal and state reviews in parallel, and I look forward to working with Governor Gordon to get critical infrastructure built faster for the people of Wyoming,” said Emily Domenech, Permitting Council Executive Director. “Too often, states wait for the federal government to finish its reviews before starting their own, and projects sit idle while one agency waits on another. By using the Permitting Council’s authority to partner with states, the Trump Administration is putting an end to that practice, and including states from the very start of the process.”
“I have been looking forward to have this opportunity to ensure better coordination and collaboration between us and the federal government,” said Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon. “I’m excited this day has come. Wyoming continues to demonstrate our commitment to a balanced and efficient process for development in the Cowboy State. All new projects from this day forward will be subject to Fast-41.”
This latest MOU establishes a commitment by the State of Wyoming and the Permitting Council to align state and federal permitting timelines so they are reviewed and completed simultaneously, avoiding unnecessary delays. The agreement also requires that state permitting actions be added to the Federal Permitting Dashboard alongside the federal permits, providing greater coordination and transparency between the federal and state governments. By aligning state permitting timelines with federal timelines, this MOU will ensure that critical infrastructure projects avoid unnecessary roadblocks after completion of the federal environmental review process.
The Permitting Council signed its first federal-state agreement with the state of Alaska last year. The states of Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee, and Utah followed in the months since. The Trump Administration is the first administration to use the Permitting Council’s statutorily defined ability to enter into state-wide agreements to advance infrastructure critical to economic growth and national security.
About the Permitting Council and FAST-41
Established in 2015 by Title 41 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41), the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (Permitting Council) is a federal agency charged with improving the transparency and predictability of the federal environmental review and authorization process for certain critical infrastructure projects. The Permitting Council is composed of the Permitting Council Executive Director, who serves as the Council Chair; 13 federal agency Council members; and the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of the Executive Director coordinates federal environmental reviews and authorizations for projects that seek and qualify for FAST-41 coverage, which are in turn entitled to comprehensive permitting timetables and transparent, collaborative management of those timetables on the Federal Permitting Dashboard.
Learn more about the Permitting Council at permitting.gov.
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Last Updated: Monday, October 26, 2026