SMART Infrastructure Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings on federal permitting inefficiencies and benefits of digital twin technology and e-NEPA portal modernization, defines definitions establishing scope of digital twin technology, covered infrastructure projects under Title 49, e-NEPA portal, and open API requirements, and requires guidelines for integrating digital twin technology into federal infrastructure permitting, including standards, interoperability requirements, open APIs, and a pilot program on at least 10 projects. It relies on compliance mandates, product standards, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Transportation, Technology, Housing, and Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
Infrastructure project sponsors and developers could see lower costs, Digital twin technology vendors could gain revenue opportunities, and Large engineering and construction firms could see lower costs.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies conducting environmental review would take on compliance duties, Department of Transportation would take on compliance duties, and State and local permitting agencies would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings on federal permitting inefficiencies and benefits of digital twin technology and e-NEPA portal modernization.
- Defines definitions establishing scope of digital twin technology, covered infrastructure projects under Title 49, e-NEPA portal, and open API requirements.
- Requires guidelines for integrating digital twin technology into federal infrastructure permitting, including standards, interoperability requirements, open APIs, and a pilot program on at least 10 projects.
- Requires centralized e-NEPA portal for submitting, reviewing, and tracking environmental documents with digital twin integration, public access, mandatory federal agency use by January 2028, and public comment interface.
- Requires mandatory 25 percent reduction in NEPA environmental review timelines for eligible projects, inter-agency coordination via e-NEPA portal, and single environmental document requirement across agencies.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings on federal permitting inefficiencies and benefits of digital twin technology and e-NEPA portal modernization, defines definitions establishing scope of digital twin technology, covered infrastructure projects under Title 49, e-NEPA portal, and open API requirements, and requires guidelines for integrating digital twin technology into federal infrastructure permitting, including standards, interoperability requirements, open APIs, and a pilot program on at least 10 projects.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Technology, Housing, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings on federal permitting inefficiencies and benefits of digital twin technology and e-NEPA portal modernization, defines definitions establishing scope of digital twin technology, covered infrastructure projects under Title 49, e-NEPA portal, and open API requirements, and requires guidelines for integrating digital twin technology into federal infrastructure permitting, including standards, interoperability requirements, open APIs, and a pilot program on at least 10 projects.
Policy Domains
SMART Infrastructure Act of 2025 — Digital Twin and e-NEPA Permitting Modernization
Identified Gains
- Infrastructure project sponsors and developers
- Digital twin technology vendors
- Large engineering and construction firms
- Government IT contractors and portal developers
- GIS and environmental sensor companies
Identified Costs
- Federal agencies conducting environmental review
- Department of Transportation
- State and local permitting agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Kelly) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, Department of Transportation, Federal agencies conducting environmental review
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees
Negative-direction: Department of Transportation, Federal agencies conducting environmental review
Digital twin technology vendors, GIS and environmental sensor companies, Government IT contractors and portal developers
Infrastructure project sponsors and developers, Large engineering and construction firms
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Secretary of Commerce"
- → Co-coordinator for e-NEPA portal development
- "Secretary of Transportation"
- → Lead implementer; establishes guidelines, pilot program, e-NEPA portal, and accelerated permitting timelines
- "Environmental Protection Agency"
- → Co-coordinator for e-NEPA portal development
- "Council on Environmental Quality"
- → Co-coordinator for digital twin guidelines and e-NEPA portal development
- "Federal agencies (environmental review)"
- → Must use e-NEPA portal for all covered project permitting starting January 1, 2028
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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