Washington, D.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement regarding the Memorandum of Understanding signed by federal agencies today to help streamline the infrastructure project review process:

“Time is money.  Reviewing and approving infrastructure projects in the most efficient way possible is critical to our Nation’s efforts in building a 21st century infrastructure and keeping project costs from escalating.  I am pleased that the Administration is exercising the authority provided by Congress to streamline the review process for infrastructure projects.  Today’s announcement is a positive step forward in the fight against inefficient, bureaucratic permitting.”