,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4
 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1
 and ,mrs4 ,britt7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to require certain agencies 
to include a page on the website of the 
agency relating to permit applications1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,permitting ,transparency and           
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,permit      
application status  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term   
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #eea of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,covered agency    
,the term covered agency means an agency
 that issues permits4  7#c7 ,permit ,the
 term permit has the meaning given the  

term license in section #eea of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#d7        
,reviewing agency ,the term reviewing   
agency means an agency that1 with       
respect to a permit-- 7,a7 does not     
issue the permit2 and  7,b7 7i7 reviews 
the application for the permit2 or  7ii7
 engages in any step of the process     
relating to the issuance of the permit4 
7b7 ,requirement  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
head of each covered agency shall       
include on the website of the covered   
agency a webpage that displays          
information relating to the status of an
 application for a permit issued by the 
covered agency4  7#b7 ,required         
information ,the information included on
 a webpage developed under paragraph    
7#a7 shall include1 with respect to an  
application for a permit issued by a    
covered agency-- 7,a7 a description of  
the stages completed by the covered     
agency or any reviewing agency in the   
application review process2  7,b7 the   
duration in number of days of each stage

 described in subparagraph 7,a72  7,c7  
the status of the application1 including
 the duration in number of days the     
application has remained at the current 
stage of the application review process2
  7,d7 contact information for each     
individual reviewing the application    
within the covered agency or any        
reviewing agency2  7,e7 a description of
 the stages in the application review   
process required to be completed before 
the covered agency makes a determination
 with respect to the application2 and   
7,f7 an estimated timeline for a        
determination with respect to the       
application4