,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #egc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,yakym 7for himself and ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,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 the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,studying ,,nepa's ,impact on ,projects ,act4 #b4 ,annual report on ,,nepa's impact on projects ,section #bja of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcda7 is amended to read as follows3 #bja4 ,annual report on ,,nepa's impact on projects 7a7 ,report required ,beginning ,july #a1 #bjbe1 the ,council on ,environmental ,quality shall annually publish on the website of the ,council on ,environmental ,quality1 and submit to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate1 a report on-- 7#a7 each cause of action based on alleged non-compliance with this ,act that was active during the period beginning ,june #a of the preceding year and ending ,june #a of the current year1 which shall identify-- 7,a7 with respect to each such cause of action-- 7i7 the defendant lead agency and the lead plaintiff2 and 7ii7 the court in which the cause of action was brought and any court to which a decision on the cause of action was appealed2 7,b7 the number of such causes of action1 disaggregated by the defendant lead agency2 7,c7 the alleged basis for each such 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 that was active during the period beginning ,june #a of the preceding year and ending ,june #a of the current year1 including whether-- 7i7 the cause of action resulted in the major ,federal action being reversed2 7ii7 the defendant lead agency was allowed to move forward with the major ,federal action2 7iii7 the court issued a ruling directing the defendant lead agency to take additional measures to be in compliance2 7iv7 the lead plaintiff and the defendant lead agency settled amongst themselves2 7v7 the cause of action is still active2 and 7vi7 the lead plaintiff received an award1 including an award of costs pursuant to section #bdab of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#b7 the length of environmental impact statements and environmental assessments prepared pursuant to section #ajb7b77;,c7 during the period of #e years that ends on ,june #a of the current year1 which shall include-- 7,a7 the average and median page count of each draft and final environmental impact statement and environmental assessment 7including the appendix7 published in the ,federal ,register during such period of #e years1 including such page counts disaggregated by quartiles2 7,b7 the number of draft and final environmental impact statements and environmental assessments published in the ,federal ,register during such period of #e years1 disaggregated by defendant lead agency and subagency as applicable2 and 7,c7 a description of trends in average and median page count of draft and final environmental impact statements and environmental assessments published in the ,federal ,register during such period of #e years compared to prior reports published by the ,council on ,environmental ,quality2 7#c7 the total cost to prepare the environmental impact statements and environmental assessments described in paragraph 7#b71 including-- 7,a7 the full-time equivalent personnel hour costs1 contractor costs1 and other direct costs of the lead agency that prepared the environmental impact statement or environmental assessment2 and 7,b7 if practicable1 and noted where not practicable1 the costs incurred by cooperating agencies1 participating agencies1 applicants1 and contractors2 and 7#d7 the timelines to complete environmental reviews pursuant to section #ajb7b77;,c7 during the period of #aj years that ends on ,june #a of the current year1 which shall include-- 7,a7 with respect to each major ,federal action commenced during such period of #aj years1 the date on which 7as applicable7-- 7i7 the project sponsor submitted an application for any permit or other authorization for the project2 7ii7 the lead agency began the scoping2 7iii7 the notice of intent to prepare the environmental impact statement was published in the ,federal ,register2 7iv7 the draft environmental impact statement was published in the ,federal ,register2 7v7 the final environmental impact statement was published in the ,federal ,register2 7vi7 the record of decision was published in the ,federal ,register2 and 7vii7 the lead agency provided to the project sponsor notice to proceed on the project2 7,b7 the average and median publication timelines during such period of #aj years for each document described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 a description of trends in completion times during such period of #aj years for such documents compared to prior reports published by the ,council on ,environmental ,quality4 7b7 ,format 7#a7 ,in general ,the information included in each report required under subsection 7a7 shall be disaggregated by the type of project and covered sector4 7#b7 ,covered sectors ,in this subsection1 the term covered sector means any of the following sectors3 7,a7 ,aviation and space4 7,b7 ,broadband4 7,c7 ,carbon capture and sequestration4 7,d7 ,conventional energy production4 7,e7 ,renewable energy production4 7,f7 ,electricity transmission4 7,g7 ,manufacturing4 7,h7 ,mining4 7,i7 ,pipelines4 7,j7 ,ports and waterways4 7,k7 ,surface transportation4 7,l7 ,information technology infrastructure4 7,m7 ,water resources4 7,n7 ,forestry4 7,o7 ,any other sector as determined by the ,council on ,environmental ,quality4 7c7 ,public availability of data ,the ,council on ,environmental ,quality shall publish with each report published under subsection 7a7 the underlying data used to prepare each such report and include any citations or other information necessary for the public to locate records related to the court proceedings for any cause of action described in subsection 7a77#a74 4