,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #be1
 #bjbd,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,ricketts1 ,mr4 ,risch1 and ,mr4 ,crapo7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi to require the ,council on       
,environmental ,quality to publish an   
annual report on environmental reviews  
and causes of action based on alleged   
non-compliance with that ,act1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,studying      
,,nepa's ,impact on ,projects ,act4  #b4
 ,,ceq annual report  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bja of the ,national          
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcda7 is amended to read
 as follows3  #bja4 ,,ceq annual report 
7a7 ,report required ,beginning on ,july
 #a1 #bjbe1 the ,council on             

,environmental ,quality 7referred to in 
this section as the ,council7 shall     
annually publish on the website of the  
,council1 and submit to ,congress1 a    
report on-- 7#a7 each cause of action   
based on alleged non-compliance with    
this ,act filed during the #a-year      
period ending on ,june #a of the        
calendar year in which the report is    
submitted1 which shall identify-- 7,a7  
with respect to each cause of action1   
the lead defendant ,federal agency and  
the lead plaintiff2  7,b7 the number of 
causes of action1 disaggregated by the  
lead defendant ,federal agency2  7,c7   
the alleged basis for each cause of     
action1 disaggregated by type2 and  7,d7
 the status and outcome1 if applicable1 
of each cause of action based on alleged
 non-compliance with this ,act filed    
during that period1 including whether-- 
7i7 the cause of action resulted in the 
major ,federal action being reversed2   
7ii7 the lead defendant ,federal agency 
was allowed to move forward with the    

major ,federal action2  7iii7 the court 
issued a ruling directing the lead      
defendant ,federal agency to take       
additional measures to be in compliance 
with this ,act2  7iv7 the lead plaintiff
 and the lead defendant ,federal agency 
entered into a settlement agreement2 and
  7v7 the cause of action is still in   
progress2  7#b7 the length of           
environmental impact statements prepared
 pursuant to section #ajb7b77;,c7 and   
environmental assessments prepared      
pursuant to section #ajf7;b77#b7 during 
the #e-year period ending on ,june #a of
 the calendar year in which the report  
is submitted1 which shall include-- 7,a7
 the average and median page count of   
each draft and final environmental      
impact statement 7including the         
appendix7 published in the ,federal     
,register during that period1 including 
the page counts disaggregated by        
quartiles2  7,b7 the average and median 
page count of each final environmental  
assessment 7including the appendix7     

published in the ,federal ,register     
during that period1 including the page  
counts disaggregated by quartiles2  7,c7
 the number of draft and final          
environmental impact statements         
published in the ,federal ,register     
during that period1 disaggregated by    
lead ,federal agency and subagency1 as  
applicable2  7,d7 the number of final   
environmental assessments published in  
the ,federal ,register during that      
period1 disaggregated by lead ,federal  
agency and subagency1 as applicable2    
7,e7 a description of trends in average 
and median page count of draft and final
 environmental impact statements        
published in the ,federal ,register     
during that period compared those       
identified in prior reports published by
 the ,council under this section2 and   
7,f7 a description of trends in average 
and median page count of final          
environmental assessments published in  
the ,federal ,register during that      
period compared to those identified in  

prior reports published by the ,council 
under this section2 and  7#c7 the       
timelines to complete environmental     
reviews pursuant to section #ajb7b77;,c7
 during the #aj-year period ending on   
,june #a of the calendar year in which  
the report is submitted1 which shall    
include-- 7,a7 with respect to each     
major ,federal action commenced during  
that period1 the date on which1 as      
applicable-- 7i7 the notice of intent to
 prepare the environmental impact       
statement was published in the ,federal 
,register2  7ii7 the draft environmental
 impact statement was published in the  
,federal ,register2  7iii7 the final    
environmental impact statement was      
published in the ,federal ,register2 and
  7iv7 the record of decision was       
published in the ,federal ,register2    
7,b7 the average and median publication 
timelines during that period for each   
document described in subparagraph 7,a72
 and  7,c7 a description of trends in   
completion times during that period for 

those documents compared to the         
documents identified in prior reports   
published by the ,council under this    
section4  7b7 ,public availability of   
data ,the ,council shall publish with   
each report published under subsection  
7a7 the underlying data used to prepare 
the report4  4  7b7 ,conforming         
amendments ,section #bjd of the         
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcdd7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph    
7#a72 and  7#b7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#h7 as         
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#g71           
respectively4