HR 1069
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021
Introduced: February 15, 2021
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In committee
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Became law
Feb 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 15, 2021
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.
Feb 15, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021
This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements.
Specifically, the bill exempts (1) new communications facilities within specified dimensions in public rights-of-way, (2) replacement facilities that are of a similar type, (3) certain small antennas, (4) facility expansions within specified limits, and (5) new easements for facilities on federal property for which easements were previously granted for other facilities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1