Establishment of e-NEPA portal

(a) Development (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Council on Environmental Quality, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Commerce, shall develop an e-NEPA portal for covered infrastructure projects. (2) Requirements The e-NEPA portal developed under paragraph (1) shall— (A) serve as a centralized platform for submitting, reviewing, and tracking e-NEPA documents; (B) integrate with digital twin models to provide real-time visualization of the impacts of covered infrastructure projects; (C) provide public access to— (i) nonsensitive e-NEPA documents; and (ii) comment periods; and (D) include secure data storage compliant with Federal cybersecurity standards. (b) Agency coordination (1) Requirement Beginning not later than January 1, 2028, all Federal agencies involved in an environmental review under NEPA for a covered infrastructure project shall use the e-NEPA portal developed under subsection (a) for all permitting relating to that covered infrastructure project. (2) Role of the Secretary For each covered infrastructure project for which the e-NEPA portal developed under subsection (a) is used, the Secretary shall— (A) oversee portal-based coordination; and (B) ensure compliance with statutory deadlines. (c) Public interface The e-NEPA portal developed under subsection (a) shall include a public interface allowing stakeholders and members of the public, including communities— (1) to access, for covered infrastructure projects— (A) project timelines; (B) nonsensitive e-NEPA documents; and (C) information relating to the status of permitting for the covered infrastructure project; and (2) to submit comments on a digital platform or website during NEPA public comment periods.