06/26/2025

IME Applauds Passage of the PERMIT Act

Washington, DC – Clark Mica, President of the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME), issued the following statement in response to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's passage of the PERMIT Act:

“The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) applauds the passage of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 3898, the Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act. The provisions of this combined legislation will bring much needed reforms to the Clean Water Act permitting processes, creating transparency and efficiency that will allow us to unleash American energy dominance and build modernized infrastructure. Commercial explosives are the foundation of critical sectors such as the construction, mining, and energy industries that depend on predictable and timely regulatory decisions to safely and efficiently complete large-scale projects. However, overly complex and inconsistent permitting processes at the federal level often lead to costly delays, increased risk, and unnecessary burdens on both businesses and workers. By advancing commonsense reforms, the PERMIT Act helps ensure that the permitting process supports, not stifles, responsible economic development, while still upholding important environmental and safety protections. IME stands ready to work with Chairman Graves and members of the committee to advance this necessary legislation."

ABOUT IME: The Institute of Makers of Explosives’ mission is to promote the safe and secure manufacture, transport, distribution, and use of commercial explosives. For more than 100 years, the Institute has represented U.S. manufacturers of commercial explosives and other companies that distribute commercial explosives or provide related products and services. Today, the commercial explosives industry accounts for over 60,000 jobs with an economic impact of more than $19 billion. Each year, an average of three million metric tons of commercial explosives are consumed in the United States and are essential to energy production, communications, technology manufacturing, highway and building construction, the healthcare delivery system, food, and the manufacturing of nearly all metals and mineral products. If you use or consume it, explosives make it possible.

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