Ecological Restoration Project Permitting Act of 2026

(a) Public report. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary and the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, shall make publicly available a report that describes the accomplishments of ecological restoration projects verified under the ERP permit, including a description of, with respect to each such ecological restoration project carried out during the period covered by the report—

(1) the project location, which may be kept at a resolution appropriate to protect sensitive resources;

(2) a summary of baseline conditions; and

(3) net increases in habitat functions and services at the project site.

(b) Report to Congress. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary and the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that provides a summary of, for the period covered by the report—

(1) the use of the ERP permit;

(2) the types of ecological restoration projects verified under the ERP permit;

(3) any compliance actions taken under the ERP permit; and

(4) observed outcomes of ecological restoration projects verified under the ERP permit.