To provide that certain communications projects are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · October 22, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-713, Part I.
This bill exempts certain communications projects from two federal environmental and historical review requirements: the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. The legislation applies to a broad range of wireless and telecommunications infrastructure projects, including mounting antennas on existing towers, modifying cell towers, deploying small wireless facilities, replacing damaged equipment after disasters, and installing new facilities in public rights-of-way that meet specific size requirements. The bill also establishes a 45-day deadline for Native American tribes to respond to federal communications projects that could affect historic or culturally significant sites; if a tribe does not respond within this timeframe, the applicant is presumed to have made good faith efforts to consult. The legislation is designed to streamline the federal approval process for communications infrastructure by reducing regulatory review periods, though it preserves the Federal Communications Commission's obligation to evaluate radiofrequency exposure impacts.
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