参议员们周三达成了一项期待已久的建设许可协议，就在参议院即将离开华盛顿、直到11月中期选举后才返回之际，这为在即将到来的国会跛脚鸭会议期间交付一项重大商业优先事项奠定了竞争基础。
Senators on Wednesday clinched a long-awaited construction permitting deal just before the chamber is set to leave Washington until after November's midterm election setting up a race to deliver a top business priority in the coming lame-duck congressional session.
立法者长期以来一直优先简化联邦许可法律错综复杂的网络，以加快能源项目和其他关键基础设施的建设。许可流程冗长，往往需要数年才能完成——这是一个问题，因为美国正寻求建设更多电力容量，以满足耗电量巨大的数据中心的需求。这项两党协议由参议员们达成。
Lawmakers have long prioritized streamlining the nation's complex web of federal permitting laws to speed the buildout of energy projects and other critical infrastructure. Permits are lengthy processes that often take years to complete — a problem as the U.S. seeks to build out more power capacity to feed electricity-hungry data centers The bipartisan deal, struck by Sens. Shelley Moore Capito Sheldon Whitehouse Mike Lee R- Utah and Martin Heinrich D-N.M., gets Congress significantly closer to passing permitting reform.
谢莉·摩尔·卡皮托、谢尔登·怀特豪斯、迈克·李（犹他州共和党人）和马丁·海因里希（新墨西哥州民主党人），这使国会距离通过许可改革又近了一大步。这最终将同时惠及传统化石能源和清洁能源，两者都可能因许可障碍而受阻。
It would ultimately benefit both traditional forms of fossil-based energy and clean energy sources, both of which can be bottlenecked by permitting snags. Inside the China espionage case that ensnared former Fed advisor John Rogers AI's coming roadblock in regulation: Antitrust hawks Trump holds up to $1 billion in bonds tied to institutions he can affect Rep. James Comer expands House investigation into prediction market insider trading The measure, dubbed the "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act" would also require data center developers to pay their own energy transmission costs.
卷入前美联储顾问约翰·罗杰斯的中国间谍案内幕 AI即将面临的监管路障：反垄断鹰派 特朗普持有高达10亿美元与其可影响机构相关的债券 詹姆斯·科默众议员扩大众议院对预测市场内幕交易的调查 这项被称为《两党美国可负担与就业法案》的措施还将要求数据中心开发商支付其自身的能源输电成本。
The negotiators touted the deal as a way to both lower energy costs and build big infrastructure in a timely manner.
谈判代表们吹捧该协议既能降低能源成本，又能及时建设大型基础设施。"如果我们能通过这项法案，我们将用清洁、负担得起的能源填满电网，并让数据中心开始支付它们应尽的份额，"怀特豪斯在发布协议的声明中说。"我们相信这是一个妥协，将带来一个更光明、更清洁、更负担得起的未来。"
"If we can pass this bill, we will flood the grid with clean, affordable energy and make data centers start paying their fair share," Whitehouse said in a statement with the release of the deal. "We believe it is a compromise that will result in a brighter, cleaner, more affordable future." Capito said in a statement that "broken and outdated federal environmental review and permitting processes have stood in the way of energy reliability, secure jobs, modern infrastructure, and economic growth."
卡皮托在声明中说："破损且过时的联邦环境审查和许可流程阻碍了能源可靠性、就业保障、现代化基础设施和经济增长。" "我们在该协议中确保的两党改革将改变我国为经济提供动力和推动未来增长的能力，同时继续保护我们珍视的土地、水资源和野生动物，"她说。
"The bipartisan reforms we secured in this deal will transform our nation's ability to power our economy and fuel future growth, while continuing to protect the land, water, and wildlife we all cherish," she said. The bill is now expected to be a top priority in the Senate during the lame-duck session that will follow the Nov. 3 election.
预计该法案现在将成为参议院在11月3日大选后跛脚鸭会议期间的首要任务。卡皮托在宣布协议的新闻发布会上表示，谈判者希望这成为他们复会后进行的首次投票。
Capito, during a press conference announcing the deal, said the negotiators are eyeing it to be the first vote they take when they return. Chris Coons D-Del., told CNBC earlier Wednesday that permitting reform and funding the government will be the top priorities for the senators upon their return.
特拉华州民主党参议员库恩斯周三早些时候告诉CNBC，许可改革和政府拨款将是参议员们复会后的首要任务。"拨款、许可。我认为将有一项许可法案准备好供我们采取行动，"库恩斯说。
"Appropriations, permitting. I think there will be a permitting bill ready for us to act on," Coons said. Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.