H.R. 4621 · 118th Congress
Interactive Federal Review Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dusty Johnson
- Introduced
- 2023-07-13
- Latest action
- 2023-07-14 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary
Interactive Federal Review Act
This bill revises the environmental review process for federal-aid highway projects.
Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must
encourage recipients of federal highway funding to utilize interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms when carrying out environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA);select at least 10 federal-aid highway projects to demonstrate the use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms in carrying out the environmental impact analysis and community engagement processes under NEPA; andpublish technology-neutral best practice guidance to encourage sponsors of projects that receive federal funds from DOT to use an interactive, digital, cloud-based platform in carrying out the environmental impact analysis and community engagement processes required under NEPA.