WASHINGTON, D.C., April 30, 2025 — Amy Andryszak, President and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA), will testify before the U.S. House of Representative’s Subcommittee on Energy later this morning about the need to advance policy measures that provide reliable baseload power and advance the infrastructure necessary to meet growing energy demands at home and abroad.
Representing North America’s interstate natural gas transmission and storage companies, Andryszak will emphasize the critical role natural gas infrastructure plays in meeting growing energy demand and urge Congress to advance comprehensive permitting reforms to ensure the delivery of reliable, dispatchable energy to American homes and businesses.
Ms. Andryszak’ s full testimony is available here; key excerpts below.
Amy Andryszak on importance of natural gas infrastructure and necessary reforms:
“Pipelines are the safest, cleanest and most reliable transportation option for delivering energy. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) recognizes these linear infrastructure networks as the safest way to transport large energy quantities like natural gas.
“To ensure necessary pipeline infrastructure to transport North America’s abundant natural gas safely, affordably and reliably can be built, Congress must enact comprehensive statutory reforms to create a durable system for permitting energy infrastructure. [T]o address the regulatory and legal challenges facing the development of energy infrastructure, statutory changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), and judicial review reforms are necessary.”
“Such reforms, along with adequate staffing and expertise across federal agencies responsible for the permitting and oversight of energy infrastructure, will allow interstate natural gas pipelines, as well as other energy infrastructure, to be built to meet our nation’s demand.”
Amy Andryszak on the need for comprehensive statutory permitting reform:
“The United States’ permitting system – originally designed to protect against harm – has become an overly complex, unduly burdensome obstacle to unlocking America’s abundant energy resources and meeting the country’s growing energy needs. Today, federal agencies spend an average of 4.5 years on NEPA review of all forms of infrastructure. Litigation drags that timeline out even further, chilling investment in new energy infrastructure and locking in the status quo.
“The permitting system poses a particular challenge to interstate natural gas pipelines because, which typically span multiple states, since they must obtain approvals from numerous federal and state agencies. The onerous, often duplicative review of natural gas pipelines and the inevitable litigation relating to permits often make projects unviable.”
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INGAA represents the U.S. natural gas pipeline industry. INGAA’s members deliver clean, abundant, affordable natural gas throughout North America and operate approximately 200,000 miles of pipelines that serve as an indispensable link between natural gas producers and consumers.
