Permitting Reform: A Critical Step for Wyoming and America’s Future

Wyoming’s businesses and communities depend on timely, predictable infrastructure development. Yet America’s outdated permitting process is slowing critical projects, driving up costs, and creating uncertainty for families and businesses alike. From energy production to roads, broadband, and other essential infrastructure, delays in permitting hinder economic growth and limit access to affordable, reliable services.

Current permitting requirements are lengthy, complex, and uncertain. Builders and developers often submit tens of thousands of pages of information, only to face potential legal challenges or administrative reversals years after a permit is granted.

Your Wyoming Chamber of Commerce, along with national partners including Chambers, economic development associations, and various government entities, are advocating for a modernized permitting system that:

• Streamlines and shortens approvals, reducing unnecessary paperwork and delays.

• Provides permit certainty, protecting projects from years-long legal challenges or shifting administrative priorities.

• Supports bipartisan, commonsense legislative reforms that help deliver infrastructure efficiently and responsibly.

WY It Matters

Permitting reform is not just a federal policy issue, it has direct consequences for Wyoming’s economy. Energy companies, mining operations, and construction firms rely on predictable permitting to plan investments and create jobs. Delays increase costs, slow project completion, and reduce the state’s competitiveness in energy production and infrastructure development. Faster, more certain permitting can lower energy costs, expand renewable and traditional energy projects, and attract new business to Wyoming, strengthening local economies and supporting communities across the state.

Bottom Line: Modernizing the permitting process is essential for Wyoming’s growth. By reducing costs, ensuring certainty, and speeding infrastructure development, reform supports our energy sector, job creation, and the overall prosperity of Wyoming’s businesses and communities.