,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbc,mr4  
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,/anton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to improve ! environm5tal      
review process = highway projects ?r\gh 
! use ( int]active1 digital1 cl\d-bas$  
plat=ms1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,int]active ,f$]al ,review ,act4  #b4   
,digital plat=ms = ,,nepa reviews =     
highway projects  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ project ,! t]m    
cov]$ project means a highway project t 
receiv$ a grant "u any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 
,! nationally significant freight &     
highway projects program "u section #aag
 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code       
7commonly kn[n z ! ,infra/ructure =     
,rebuild+ ,am]ica 7,,infra7 grant       
program74  7,b7 ,! national             
infra/ructure project assi/ance program 

"u section #fgja ( title #di1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,mega   
grant program74  7,c7 ,! local &        
regional project assi/ance program "u   
section #fgjb ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code 7commonly kn[n z ! ,rebuild+     
,am]ican ,infra/ructure ) ,su/a9ability 
& ,equity 7,,raise7 grant program74     
7,d7 ,! program = national infra/ructure
 inve/m5ts 7commonly kn[n z ! ,rebuild+ 
,am]ican ,infra/ructure ) ,su/a9ability 
& ,equity 7,,raise7 grant program &     
=m]ly kn[n z ! ,bett] ,utiliz+          
,inve/m5ts to ,lev]age ,developm5t      
7,,build7 grant program74  7#b7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,transportation4  7b7       
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to exp$ite ! environm5tal review   
process at ,f$]al ag5cies & = ! g5]al   
public2 &  7#b7 to facilitate int]active
 public /akehold] engagem5t & und]/&+ ( 
environm5tal impacts ( projects "u !    
,f$]al-aid highway sy/em4  7c7 ,enc\rag$
 use ( digital plat=ms  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!

 ,secret>y %all enc\rage recipi5ts (    
,f$]al funds f ! ,secret>y to utilize   
int]active1 digital1 cl\d-bas$ plat=ms  
:5 c>ry+ out environm5tal reviews "u !  
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 by  
publi%+ ! guidance describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#b74  7#b7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #ij   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all publi%                 
te*nology-neutral be/ practice guidance 
to enc\rage sponsors ( projects t       
receive ,f$]al funds f ! ,secret>y to   
use an int]active1 digital1 cl\d-bas$   
plat=m 9 c>ry+ out ! environm5tal impact
 analysis & community engagem5t         
processes requir$ "u ! ,national        
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  7d7 ,use (   
digital plat=ms 9 cov]$ projects  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all select n less
 ?an #aj cov]$ projects to demon/rate ! 
use ( int]active1 digital1 cl\d-bas$    
plat=ms 9 c>ry+ out ! environm5tal      
impact analysis & community engagem5t   

processes requir$ "u t ,act1 :i* may    
include projects 9 ,/ates p>ticipat+ 9 !
 surface transportation project deliv]y 
program "u section #cbg ( title #bc1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,additional  
projects ,9 addition to ! cov]$ projects
 select$ by ! ,secret>y "u p>agraph     
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all include          
additional projects t utilize           
int]active1 digital1 cl\d-bas$ plat=ms 9
 ! report "u subsection 7e71 on reque/ (
 ! sponsors ( ^? projects4  7#c7        
,priority ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law1 9 select+ cov]$ projects "u a      
program describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7    
?r\gh 7,d7 ( subsection 7a77#a71 !      
,secret>y %all give priority to         
applications = projects t demon/rate a  
plan to implem5t an int]active1         
cl\d-bas$ plat=m to c>ry out !          
environm5tal impact analysis & community
 engagem5t processes requir$ "u !       
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474    
7e7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 

#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !      
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on     
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !   
efficacy ( us+ int]active1 cl\d-bas$    
plat=ms 9 c>ry+ out environm5tal impact 
analysis & community engagem5t          
requirem5ts "u ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq471 includ+-- 7,a7 metrics t
 describe e/imates ( a*iev$ effici5cies1
 community engagem5t measures1 &        
effici5cies enjoy$ across ,f$]al        
ag5cies2 &  7,b7 examples ( digital     
workfl[s enabl$4  7#b7 ,publication (   
examples ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all 
publi% on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,transportation1 & submit to !          
,committee on ,environm5t & ,public     
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on     
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 n less ?an #e  

examples ( an environm5tal impact       
/atem5t1 environm5tal assessm5t1 or     
categorical exclusion docum5t develop$  
us+ an int]active1 digital1 cl\d-bas$   
plat=m4  7f7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9   
?is section affects or int]f]es ) !     
au?orities or responsibilities assum$ by
 a ,/ate "u section #cbg ( title #bc1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4