This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to build a centralized, web-based e-NEPA portal and to promote use of "digital twin" models for Department of Transportation–led infrastructure projects. Key steps in the bill include: writing guidelines for using digital twins within 18 months; starting a pilot program within 120 days to test digital twins on at least 10 covered projects and reporting results to Congress within 2 years; creating an e-NEPA portal within 2 years that links with digital twins, stores documents securely, and gives public access to nonsensitive documents and comment periods; requiring all federal agencies to use the portal for covered projects beginning January 1, 2028; directing the Secretary to seek at least a 25% reduction in NEPA review timelines for eligible projects and to issue guidance within 1 year to help do that; requiring a single environmental document to be used across agencies for each covered project; and providing annual reports to Congress on progress and outcomes.
No publicly available information. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to develop a portal, run a pilot program, adopt standards, and prepare reports, but it does not include cost estimates or specific funding levels in the text provided.
According to the bill's findings, supporters say that permitting is often delayed by poor coordination and paper-based documents; digital twins and a centralized e-NEPA portal can improve communication, preserve detailed project data, enable real-time visualization, reduce review timelines, improve stakeholder collaboration, and support environmental protections and economic growth.
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