To encourage States to participate with the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council's online dashboard for certain covered projects.

This bill aims to promote greater state participation in the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) online dashboard for certain projects. Specifically, for projects that require a state water quality certification or permit under the Clean Water Act (CWA) sections 401, 402, or 404 and are considered “covered projects” under the FAST Act, the bill encourages states to participate, to the maximum extent practicable, in FPISC’s environmental review and permit coordination process. The intent is to increase transparency and coordination across agencies by tying state participation to the FAST Act environmental review framework, using the FPISC dashboard as a coordinating tool. The bill relies on existing statutory structures in the FAST Act rather than creating new mandates or funding.