Today, Representatives John James (MI-10) and Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee Chairman on Water Resources and Environment David Rouzer co-authored a letter to Michael L. Connor, assistant secretary for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding the critical importance of the Great Lakes Tunnel Project to our energy infrastructure.
The letter states:
“The continued unprecedented permitting delays for the Great Lakes Tunnel Project (GLTP) raise significant questions about an impartial review process and standards the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is using to issue permitting decisions. The GLTP is a crucial project which would allow for the safer transmission of vital energy supplies through the Straits of Mackinac, Michigan, along Enbridge Line 5 (Line 5). As the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, we are deeply concerned that the Corps’ current timeline for completion of an environmental impact statement (EIS) is being unduly influenced by anti- development opposition and is at odds with permitting timelines mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA).”
