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Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act

Introduced: April 14, 2021 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act

This bill authorizes the granting of an occupancy license to any person who requests access to a right-of-way that is owned by the federal government in order to place, construct, modify, or operate facilities for the provision of broadband service.

Specifically, an executive agency with control over such a right-of-way may grant an occupancy license for the expansion of broadband service. An occupancy license may not have a duration of more than 30 years and may be automatically renewed. The granting agency must establish an annual license fee and make a decision regarding the issuance of the occupancy license within 60 days of receiving an application for a license. If the agency does not act on a request within 60 days, the application shall be considered granted.

What's happening now April 14, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3970 Identical bill Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Apr 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1113: Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1113/
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"S. 1113: Accelerating Rural Broadband Deployment Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1113/.
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S. 1113, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1113/.
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