HR 1073
117th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Disaster relief and insurance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Historic sites and heritage areas
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act
Introduced: February 15, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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
Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act
This bill exempts from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements a project that replaces or makes improvements to a communications facility following a governor-declared major disaster or emergency related to a wildfire.
Specifically, the bill exempts these projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. These projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1