,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #c  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the  
,,united ,,states  ,november #ag1       
#bjbb,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,kelly1 and ,mr4 ,ossoff7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to improve the environmental   
review process for ,federal-aid highway 
projects through the use of interactive1
 digital1 cloud-based platforms1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,interactive  
,federal ,review ,act4  #b4 ,digital    
platforms for ,,nepa reviews for highway
 projects  7a7 ,in general ,in order to 
expedite the environmental review       
process at ,federal agencies and for the
 general public1 and to facilitate      
interactive public stakeholder          
engagement and understanding of         
environmental impacts of projects under 
the ,federal-aid highway system1 the    
,secretary of ,transportation 7referred 

to in this section as the ,secretary7   
shall-- 7#a7 encourage recipients of    
,federal highway funding to utilize     
interactive1 digital1 cloud-based       
platforms when carrying out             
environmental reviews under the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 by 
publishing the guidance described in    
subsection 7b77#a72 and  7#b7 select not
 less than #aj ,federal-aid highway     
projects to demonstrate the use of      
interactive1 digital1 cloud-based       
platforms in carrying out the           
environmental impact analysis and       
community engagement processes required 
under that ,act1 which may include      
projects in ,states participating in the
 surface transportation project delivery
 program under section #cbg of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7        
,administration  7#a7 ,guidance ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall publish technology-neutral best   

practice guidance to encourage sponsors 
of projects that receive ,federal funds 
from the ,secretary to use an           
interactive1 digital1 cloud-based       
platform in carrying out the            
environmental impact analysis and       
community engagement processes required 
under the ,national ,environmental      
,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq474  7#b7 ,reports  7,a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate and the ,committee
 on ,transportation and ,infrastructure 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report on the efficacy of using         
interactive1 cloud-based platforms in   
carrying out environmental impact       
analysis and community engagement       
requirements under the ,national        
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq471          
including-- 7i7 metrics that describe   

estimates of achieved efficiencies1     
community engagement measures1 and      
efficiencies enjoyed across ,federal    
agencies2 and  7ii7 examples of digital 
workflows enabled4  7,b7 ,publication of
 examples ,not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall publish on the website 
of the ,department of ,transportation1  
and submit to the ,committee on         
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate and the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 not less
 than #e examples of an environmental   
impact statement1 environmental         
assessment1 or categorical exclusion    
document developed using an interactive1
 digital1 cloud-based platform4