Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Coastal Broadband Deployment Act would exempt broadband and communications infrastructure projects located entirely within floodplains from two major federal environmental review requirements: the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The bill applies to projects that require Federal Communications Commission approval or oversight and would allow these communications facilities to be deployed or modified without preparing the environmental assessments and historical preservation reviews normally required by federal law. This exemption is intended to streamline the permitting process for coastal broadband expansion by reducing regulatory requirements for projects in flood-prone areas. The legislation does not provide specific funding or establish implementation timelines, but would take effect upon enactment.
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