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 Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment Act aims to speed up deployment of small wireless service facilities by exempting them from two major federal review processes: the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. The bill defines "small" wireless facilities as those with antennas no larger than 3 cubic feet in volume and applies to cellular networks, broadband, and similar wireless services. A key provision establishes that if Native American tribes don't respond within 45 days to Federal Communications Commission notifications about potential impacts to historic or culturally significant tribal sites, they are presumed to have waived their review rights—though tribes can overcome this presumption under certain circumstances. The legislation contains no new funding allocations but seeks to reduce permitting timelines for wireless infrastructure projects by eliminating lengthy environmental and historical reviews that typically apply to major federal actions.
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