To improve environmental reviews and authorizations through the use of interactive, digital, and cloud-based platforms, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsors: Mr. Crank, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Evans of Colorado, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Peters) …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill modernizes how federal agencies handle environmental reviews and permitting by requiring them to adopt digital, cloud-based platforms and standardized data systems. It creates a unified interagency portal where project sponsors can submit applications and track their status, while enabling automated workflows and AI-assisted analysis of environmental documents.
Who Benefits and How
- Project sponsors (developers, energy companies, infrastructure builders) get a streamlined one-stop portal to submit and track permits, with faster processing and better timeline predictability
- Federal agencies benefit from modernized systems, reduced paperwork, automated workflows, and better cross-agency coordination
- Technology vendors gain opportunities to develop the required software tools and platforms
- The public gets improved transparency and access to environmental review information through the digital portal
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Federal agencies must upgrade their IT systems within tight deadlines (60-180 days) and submit compliance reports twice yearly
- Council on Environmental Quality takes on major coordination responsibilities developing data standards, prototype tools, and guidance
- Federal IT departments face significant implementation workload to meet the minimum functional requirements
- Federal taxpayers bear the cost of technology upgrades, though bill aims to create long-term efficiencies
Key Provisions
- Requires CEQ to develop and publish data standards within 60 days for standardizing environmental review data
- Mandates federal agencies begin implementing new digital systems within 180 days
- Creates a unified authorization portal hosted by GSA for tracking all environmental reviews and authorizations
- Requires agencies to adopt AI-assisted tools for comment analysis, document management, and automated screening
- Establishes minimum functional requirements including GIS tools, automated case management, and real-time data exchange between agencies
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Modernizes federal environmental review and permitting processes by requiring agencies to adopt digital, cloud-based platforms, standardized data formats, and unified interagency systems for tracking and processing environmental authorizations.
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Streamline environmental permitting through technology modernization, data standardization, and cross-agency digital coordination"
Likely Beneficiaries
- Project sponsors (developers, energy companies, infrastructure builders)
- Federal agencies (reduced paperwork, better coordination)
- General Services Administration (hosts portal)
- Technology vendors (software development opportunities)
Likely Burden Bearers
- Federal agencies (must upgrade systems within 180 days)
- Council on Environmental Quality (major coordination role)
- Federal IT departments (implementation burden)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "fpisc"
- → Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council
- "chair_ceq"
- → Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
- "cio_council"
- → Chief Information Officers Council
- "agency_heads"
- → Heads of Federal agencies responsible for environmental reviews or authorizations
- "omb_director"
- → Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- "administrator_gsa"
- → Administrator of General Services
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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