Shante' Brown, Deputy Secretary of Child Development and Early Learning | Pennsylvania Department Of Education
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced the commencement of applications for the Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development (SPEED) program. Starting today, June 30, 2025, applicants can apply for a common construction permit under this new initiative. The SPEED program is part of the Shapiro Administration's efforts to reform permitting, licensing, and certification processes in the state.
"For the past few years, DEP has looked for new ways to improve our services, while still protecting Pennsylvania's beautiful environment, and SPEED is another tool for us to do both," said DEP Acting Secretary Jessica Shirley. "Like an amusement park fast pass, SPEED gives permit applicants the choice to skip the permit line and have their project first reviewed by a qualified professional contracted through the Department and paid for by the applicant."
Further details about the SPEED program are available on the DEP website.
Speakers at the announcement included DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley, Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill, Senator Greg Rothman, and Representative Elizabeth Fiedler.
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