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Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018

Introduced: January 18, 2018 Introduced by: Curtis, John R. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2018
Received in the Senate.
Sep 12, 2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8130-8131)
Sep 12, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8130-8131)
Sep 12, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4824.
Sep 12, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8130-8133)
Sep 12, 2018
Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Aug 3, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 679.
Aug 3, 2018
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Aug 3, 2018
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-881, Part I.
Jun 6, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 6, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 6, 2018
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
May 17, 2018
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 23, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jan 18, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018

(Sec. 3) This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish a program to enter into memoranda of understanding with states and Indian tribes to allow for the permitting of broadband within an operational right-of-way to enable broadband providers to install infrastructure that allows users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications, with respect to National Forest System land, land managed by Interior, and Indian land.

The "operational right-of-way" is defined as all real property interests (including easements) acquired for the construction or operation of a project.

A state's governor, the governor's designee, or an officer designated by the governing body of the Indian tribe may enter into such a memorandum for a term not to exceed 10 years if the state or Indian tribe consents to: (1) federal court jurisdiction, (2) federal environmental review procedures, (3) judicial review of decisions regarding the public availability of documents, (4) maintenance of necessary financial resources, (5) the provision of any information that USDA or Interior needs to ensure that the state is carrying out its responsibilities, (6) the provision of revenues generated from the use of public lands to the United States, and (7) the provision of a copy of authorizing documents to the United States for proper notation and recordkeeping.

(Sec. 4) USDA or Interior must establish a broadband permit streamlining team in each state or regional office with responsibility for issuing permits for broadband projects. Under the program, USDA or Interior shall coordinate and expedite permitting decisions for broadband projects through a memorandum of understanding with USDA or Interior, as appropriate, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

What's happening now September 17, 2018

Received in the Senate.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 604 Related bill Highway Rights-of-Way Permitting Efficiency Act of 2017
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
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Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jun 6, 2018
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 29, 2018
Buck, Ken
· Jan 18, 2018
Gianforte, Greg
· Jan 18, 2018
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 18, 2018
Noem, Kristi
· Jan 18, 2018
Pearce, Stevan
· Jan 18, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4824: Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4824/
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"H.R. 4824: Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4824/.
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