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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1141 

To provide that a project for the collocation of a telecommunications service 

facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental 

or historical preservation reviews. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 18, 2021 

Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To provide that a project for the collocation of a telecommunications service facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical 

preservation reviews. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Broadband Competi5 tion and Efficient Deployment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO COLLOCA2 TION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE 

3 FACILITIES. 

4 (a) NEPA EXEMPTION.—A covered project shall not 

5 be subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the 

6 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

7 4332(2)(C)). 

8 (b) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT EX9 EMPTION.—A covered project shall not be considered an 

10 undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United 

11 States Code. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

14 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

15 (2) COVERED PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 

16 project’’ means a project— 

17 (A) for the placement, construction, or 

18 modification of a telecommunications service fa19 cility in or on eligible support infrastructure; 

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21 (B) for which a permit, license, or approval 

22 from the Commission is required or that is oth23 erwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Com24 mission. 

25 (3) ELIGIBLE SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

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1 frastructure that supports or houses a facility for 

2 communication by wire (or is designed to and capa3 ble of supporting or housing such a facility) at the 

4 time when a complete request to a State or local 

5 government or instrumentality thereof for authoriza6 tion to place, construct, or modify a telecommuni7 cations service facility in or on the infrastructure is 

8 received by the government or instrumentality. 

9 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 

10 States, the District of Columbia, the territories and 

11 possessions of the United States, and each federally 

12 recognized Indian Tribe. 

13 (5) TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.—The 

14 term ‘‘telecommunications service’’ has the meaning 

15 given such term in section 3 of the Communications 

16 Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). 

17 (6) TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE FACIL18 ITY.—The term ‘‘telecommunications service 

19 facility’’means a facility for the provision of any 

20 interstate or intrastate telecommunications service. 

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