作者：阿里·纳特一个由美国两党参议员组成的小组达成协议，将推进旨在加快联邦政府对管道、输电线路和其他大型基础设施项目审批的立法。
By Ari Natter A bipartisan group of US senators reached an agreement to move ahead with legislation to speed up federal approval of pipelines, power lines and other large infrastructure projects.
民主党和共和党议员之间的这项协议，可能成为石油公司和可再生能源开发商的重大胜利。这些企业长期以来一直寻求加快联邦审批，并削减可能导致数年延误和数亿美元额外成本的环境审查。
The deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers has the potential to be a significant victory for both oil companies and renewable energy developers, which have long sought to accelerate federal permitting and scale back environmental reviews that can lead to years of delay and hundreds of millions of dollars in extra costs.
“这是朝着更快、更高效、更容易建设基础设施项目迈出的重要一步，”西弗吉尼亚州共和党参议员、参议院环境委员会共和党首席成员雪莉·摩尔·卡皮托表示。
“This is a major step toward making it faster and more efficient and easier to build infrastructure projects,” said Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the top Republican on the Senate environment committee.
尽管如此，这项措施作为特朗普政府的优先事项，在选举年仍面临不明朗且不确定的前景。参议院要到11月中期选举之后才会对该措施进行投票。
Still, the measure, a priority for the Trump administration, faces a murky and uncertain path in an election year. The Senate won’t vote on the measure until after November’s midterm elections.
据环境小组委员会资深民主党参议员谢尔顿·怀特豪斯称，作为协议的一部分，白宫将允许一些此前被特朗普政府阻止的风能和太阳能项目继续推进。不过，怀特豪斯补充说，他仍在寻求更多细节。
As part of the deal, the White House will allow some wind and solar projects that the Trump administration has blocked to move forward, according to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a top Democrat on the environment panel. Whitehouse added, however, that he was still seeking details.
民主党人成功推动该措施纳入对可再生能源项目所需高压输电线路的加快审批。共和党人则获得了他们长期寻求的优先事项，包括限制各州使用《清洁水法》部分条款——东北部各州州长曾利用这些条款叫停管道项目。
Democrats successfully pushed for the measure to include expedited approvals for high-voltage transmission lines needed for renewable energy projects. Republicans secured long-sought priorities, including limits on state use of sections of the Clean Water Act that governors in Northeastern states have used to halt pipelines.
该立法还包括一项规定：一旦联邦许可获批，依据《国家环境政策法》对项目提出诉讼的期限为150天。
The legislation also includes a 150-day limit on bringing lawsuits challenging projects under the National Environmental Policy Act once a federal permit is issued.
尽管就文本达成一致标志着进展，但该立法在众议院可能面临保守派共和党人的阻力。
While the agreement over the text marks progress, the legislation could face headwinds in the House from conservative Republicans.
该措施也可能在国会跛脚鸭会期期间发生变化。如果民主党在11月赢得至少一个议院的控制权，他们就可以等到下一届国会再行动，从而获得更大的影响力来塑造这项立法。
The measure may also change during the lame-duck session of Congress. If Democrats win control of at least one chamber in November, they would gain more leverage to shape the legislation by waiting until the next Congress.