A BICAMERAL conference committee has approved the reconciled version of a landmark anti-red tape measure seeking to modernize and streamline the permitting process of power generation, transmission and distribution projects in the country.

The Senate Committee on Energy, led by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, and the House Committee on Energy, led by Rep. Lord Allan Velasco agreed to adopt Senate Bill 1439 or “The Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act of 2017” as the base of the reconciled bill.

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