SMART Infrastructure Act of 2025

This bill would require the U.S. Department of Transportation to create a central website, called an e-NEPA portal, within 2 years for submitting, reviewing, and tracking federal environmental review documents for transportation projects it leads. Starting by January 1, 2028, all federal agencies involved in these reviews would have to use the portal, and the public could use it to see project timelines and documents and to submit comments. The Department would also set guidelines within 18 months for using "digital twins" (detailed digital models of projects) in permitting and would start a pilot program testing them on at least 10 projects. For projects that use both digital twins and the portal, the Department would be directed to cut environmental review times by at least 25 percent compared to current averages, and a single environmental document would be used across agencies for each project.

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Sponsors

• Cynthia M. Lummis Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors