,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aaia ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #bg1 #bjbe,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kelly7 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 on ,,nepa's impact on projects 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 ,title ,i definitions ,in this section1 the terms categorical exclusion1 cooperating agency1 ,council1 environmental assessment1 environmental impact statement1 participating ,federal agency1 lead agency1 and major ,federal action have the meanings given those terms in section #aaa4 7b7 ,report required ,beginning on ,july #a1 #bjbe1 the ,council shall annually publish on the website of the ,council1 and submit to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of ,representatives1 a report on-- 7#a7 each cause of action based on alleged non-compliance with this ,act that was active during the period beginning on ,june #a of the preceding year and ending on ,june #a of the current year 7referred to in this subsection as the covered year71 which shall identify-- 7,a7 with respect to each cause of action-- 7i7 the defendant lead agency and the lead plaintiff2 and 7ii7 7,i7 the court in which the cause of action was brought2 and 7,,ii7 any court to which a decision on the cause of action was appealed2 7,b7 the number of causes of action1 disaggregated by the defendant lead 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 action1 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 compliance with this ,act2 7iv7 the lead plaintiff and the defendant lead agency entered into a settlement agreement2 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 sections #ajb7b77;,c7 and #ajf7;b77#b71 respectively1 during the covered 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 that covered year1 including the 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 that covered year1 disaggregated by defendant lead agency and subagency1 as applicable2 and 7,c7 a description of trends in average and median page counts of draft and final environmental impact statements and environmental assessments published in the ,federal ,register during that covered year as compared to prior reports published by the ,council2 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 ,federal agencies1 applicants1 and contractors2 7#d7 the timelines to complete environmental impact statements pursuant to section #ajb7b77;,c7 during the covered year1 which shall include-- 7,a7 with respect to each major ,federal action commenced during that covered year1 the date on which1 as applicable-- 7i7 the project sponsor submitted an application for any permit or other authorization for the project2 7ii7 the lead agency began scoping for the project2 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 that covered year for each document described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,c7 a description of trends in completion times during that covered year for those documents as compared to prior reports published by the ,council2 and 7,d7 the number of ,federal actions evaluated in each document described in subparagraph 7,a7 during that covered year2 and 7#e7 a comprehensive list of categorical exclusions listed in the implementing regulations for this ,act of each ,federal agency1 which shall identify-- 7,a7 the total number of categorical exclusions listed in those regulations2 and 7,b7 the total number of categorical exclusions established1 adopted1 or revised by each ,federal agency during the covered year4 7c7 ,format 7#a7 ,definition of covered sector ,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 sector1 as determined by the ,council4 7#b7 ,disaggregation ,the information included in each report required under subsection 7b7 shall be disaggregated by the type of project and covered sector4 7d7 ,public availability of data ,the ,council shall publish with each report published under subsection 7b7 the underlying data used to prepare the report and include any citations or other information necessary for the public to locate records relating to the court proceedings for any cause of action described in paragraph 7#a7 of that subsection4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bjd of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcdd7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 to prepare the report required under section #bja2 4