{"id":33708,"date":"2025-12-22T11:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/house-passes-bill-that-could-fast-track-ai-infrastructure-projects\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:13:14","slug":"house-passes-bill-that-could-fast-track-ai-infrastructure-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/house-passes-bill-that-could-fast-track-ai-infrastructure-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"House passes bill that could fast-track AI infrastructure projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">4 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/808478\/2025-12-22_09.35.07\/house-passes-bill-expedite-data-center-project-permits.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The U.S. House of Representatives on <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Thursday<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> passed a bipartisan bill to modernize the<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> National Environmental Policy Act <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>and fast-track federal approval of U.S. infrastructure projects, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/golden.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/golden-s-bipartisan-permitting-reform-bill-passes-house\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>according to a press release<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> from <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, one of the bill\u2019s co-sponsors.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act seeks to limit the number of federal actions that can trigger NEPA project reviews in an attempt to accelerate the permitting process, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/4776\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>according to the bill\u2019s summary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The SPEED Act passed the House in a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> 221-196 vote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThe SPEED Act will help launch America into a future where we can effectively innovate and implement to revitalize our infrastructure, meet skyrocketing energy demands, lead the world in the AI race and work in harmony with our natural environment,\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalresources.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=418297\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>said in a press release introducing the bill<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in July.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The permitting reform bill\u2019s advancement comes as tech giants join the Trump administration in a massive push to expand the country&#8217;s AI capabilities and infrastructure \u2014 demand that hinges on enterprise success with AI projects.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>President Donald Trump launched th<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>e <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/trump-launches-genesis-mission-ai-platform\/806475\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Genesis Mission in November<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>a coordinated national effort to build an integrated AI platform called the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>American Science and Security Platform<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>. The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday announced <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/articles\/energy-department-announces-collaboration-agreements-24-organizations-advance-genesis\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>collaboration agreements<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> with <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>24<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> tech companies, including<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> Google, AWS, Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> to advance the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Genesis Mission.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Genesis Mission aims to converge AI and high-performance computing, enabling technology such as AI agents to evaluate experimental outcomes and automate workflows, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>David Appel, VP of global government, national security and defense at AWS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/blogs\/publicsector\/aws-powering-americas-genesis-mission-from-day-one\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>wrote in a blog post<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. AWS in November announced an investment of up to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$50 billion in AI <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>infrastructure for government agencies.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWhat we\u2019re building provides exactly these capabilities to meet the mission\u2019s aggressive 270-day timeline and demonstrates current operating capability,\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Appel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As tech companies invest aggressively in AI infrastructure, the SPEED Act\u2019s next steps might not come too soon as it heads to the Senate for approval. CIO concerns about compute capacity <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/tech-vendors-switch-up-pricing-models\/803056\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>amid rising cloud costs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> are partly fueling the rush toward infrastructure buildouts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Microsoft spent <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$11.1 billion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> on long-term assets such as expanding data center sites in the quarter ending <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Sept. 30.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> But the company <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/microsoft-AI-cloud-growth-earnings-Q1\/804338\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>reported struggling with capacity shortages<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> while facing growing demand from AI workloads, an issue felt among other tech companies as well. OpenAI entered into a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> $38 billion partnership with AWS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/openai-enters-partnership-aws\/804553\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>to expand its cloud infrastructure access<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to support AI workloads last month.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Data centers will require <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$6.7 trillion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> worth of investment to keep up with demand for compute power by <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>2030<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/technology-media-and-telecommunications\/our-insights\/the-cost-of-compute-a-7-trillion-dollar-race-to-scale-data-centers\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>according to management consulting firm McKinsey &amp; Company<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. Data centers equipped to process AI workloads are projected to need<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> $5.2 trillion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> in capital expenditures, McKinsey said.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Hyperscalers are attempting to project AI needs based on uncertain factors, such as how enterprises translate AI into business value, according to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> McKinsey. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Enterprises are already struggling to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ciodive.com\/news\/cios-name-ai-adoption-top-imperative\/808202\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>demonstrate ROI from their AI investments<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cIf companies fail to create meaningful value from AI, demand for compute power could fall short of expectations,\u201d the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>McKinsey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span> report said. \u201cConversely, transformative AI applications could fuel even greater demand than current projections suggest.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/house-passes-bill-expedite-data-center-project-permits\/808478\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. 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