42 USC § 4336D - E-nepa

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s4336d"
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title: "42 USC § 4336d - E-NEPA"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "4336d"
section_name: "E-NEPA"
chapter_number: 55
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "POLICIES AND GOALS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–190, title I, § 110, as added Pub. L. 118–5, div. C, title III, § 321(b), June 3, 2023, 137 Stat. 44.)"
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# § 4336d. E-NEPA

**1** **Permitting portal study** The Council on Environmental Quality shall conduct a study and submit a report to Congress within 1 year of the enactment of this Act [^1] on the potential for online and digital technologies to address delays in reviews and improve public accessibility and transparency under section 4332(2)(C) of this title including, but not limited to, a unified permitting portal that would—

See References in Text note below.

**(1)** allow applicants to—

**(A)** submit required documents or materials for their project in one unified portal;

**(B)** upload and collaborate with the applicable agencies to edit documents in real-time, as required;

**(C)** upload and display visual features such as video, animation, geographic information system displays, and three-dimensional renderings; and

**(D)** track the progress of individual applications;

**(2)** include a cloud based, digital tool for more complex reviews that would enhance interagency coordination in consultation by—

**(A)** centralizing, across all necessary agencies, the data, visuals, and documents, including but not limited to geographic information system displays, other visual renderings, and completed reports and analyses necessary for reviews;

**(B)** streamlining communications between all necessary agencies and the applicant;

**(C)** allowing for comments and responses by and to all necessary agencies in one unified portal;

**(D)** generating analytical reports to aid in organizing and cataloguing public comments; and

**2** be [^2] accessible on mobile devices;

So in original. Probably should be “being”.

**(3)** boost transparency in agency processes and present information suitable for a lay audience, including but not limited to—

**(A)** scientific data and analysis; and

**(B)** anticipated agency process and timeline; and

**(4)** include examples describing how at least five permits would be reviewed and processed through this portal.

**(b)** **Authorization of appropriations** There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the Council on Environmental Quality to carry out the study directed by this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–190, title I, § 110, as added Pub. L. 118–5, div. C, title III, § 321(b), June 3, 2023, 137 Stat. 44.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The enactment of this Act, referred to in subsec. (a), probably means the enactment of , which added this section to title I of  and was approved .