Timely public release of NEPA documentation

(a) In general To achieve the goals described in section 1507.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow agencies and the public to efficiently and effectively access timely information relating to environmental reviews required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the lead agency for a proposed major Federal action shall make the documents identified under subsection (b) with respect to such proposed major Federal action available to the public in a searchable, digital format when such documents are completed by the lead agency, or in the case of final documents, finalized by the agency. The lead agency shall make such documents available to the public in a searchable, digital format by— (1) publishing and maintaining such documents on the public website or websites of the applicable agency or agencies; and (2) uploading such documents to the E–NEPA online permitting portal established under subsection (b) of section 110 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as added by section 702(b) of this Act). (b) Documents The documents identified under this subsection are the following: (1) Any notice of intent and other scoping notices. (2) Any draft and final environmental assessments and findings of no significant impacts. (3) Any draft, final, and supplemental environmental impact statements. (4) Any records of decision. (5) Any documentation associated with a determination to proceed with the proposed major Federal action under a categorical exclusion. (6) Any additional related documentation. (c) Timing The lead agency shall make the documents identified under subsection (b) available to the public in a searchable, digital format under subsection (a) by not later than the earlier of— (1) 3 days after the date on which the lead agency completes the document; and (2) 3 days after the date on the document is published in the Federal Register. (d) Cooperating agencies A cooperating agency shall publish a link to the location on the website of the lead agency to the documents identified under subsection (b) on which the agency was a cooperating agency.