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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3370 

To streamline the broadband permitting process for broadband services, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2021 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 

WITTMAN, and Mr. ARMSTRONG) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 

Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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 streamline the broadband permitting process for 

broadband services, and for other purposes. 

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 Permitting 

5 Modernization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 


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Sec. 3. Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act. 

Sec. 4. DIGITAL Applications Act. 

Sec. 5. Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act. 

Sec. 6. Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021. 

1 SEC. 3. ENHANCING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS FOR 

2 BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT. 

3 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

4 ‘‘Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband De5 ployment Act’’. 

6 (b) ENABLING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 

7 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON9 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 

10 Congress’’ means— 

11 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

12 Commerce of the House of Representa13 tives; 

14 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re15 sources of the House of Representatives; 

16 (iii) the Committee on Commerce, 

17 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

18 and 

19 (iv) the Committee on Environment 

20 and Public Works of the Senate. 

21 (B) COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY.—The 

22 term ‘‘communications facility’’ includes— 


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1 (i) any infrastructure, including any 

2 transmitting device, tower, or support 

3 structure, and any equipment, switch, wir4 ing, cabling, power source, shelter, or cabi5 net, associated with the licensed or per6 mitted unlicensed wireless or wireline 

7 transmission of any writing, sign, signal, 

8 data, image, picture, or sound of any kind; 

9 and 

10 (ii) any antenna or apparatus that— 

11 (I) is designed for the purpose of 

12 emitting radio frequency; 

13 (II) is designed to be operated, or 

14 is operating, from a fixed location 

15 pursuant to authorization by the 

16 Commission or is using a duly author17 ized device that does not require an 

18 individual license; and 

19 (III) is added to a tower, build20 ing, or other structure. 

21 (C) COMMUNICATIONS SITE.—The term 

22 ‘‘communications site’’ means an area of cov23 ered land designated for communications uses. 


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1 (D) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term 

2 ‘‘communications use’’ means the placement 

3 and operation of a communications facility. 

4 (E) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZA5 TION.—The term ‘‘communications use author6 ization’’ means an easement, right-of-way, 

7 lease, license, or other authorization to locate or 

8 modify a communications facility on covered 

9 land by the Department concerned for the pri10 mary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and 

11 use of the covered land for communications use. 

12 (F) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered 

13 land’’ means— 

14 (i) public land administered by the 

15 Secretary of the Interior; and 

16 (ii) National Forest System land. 

17 (G) DEPARTMENT CONCERNED.—The 

18 term ‘‘Department concerned’’ means the De19 partment of the Interior or the Department of 

20 Agriculture. 

21 (H) ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT.—The term 

22 ‘‘organizational unit’’ means— 

23 (i) with respect to public land admin24 istered by the Secretary of the Interior— 

25 (I) a State office; 


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1 (II) a district office; or 

2 (III) a field office; and 

3 (ii) within the Forest Service— 

4 (I) a regional office; 

5 (II) the headquarters; 

6 (III) a management unit; or 

7 (IV) a ranger district office. 

8 (I) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term 

9 ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

10 (i) the Secretary of the Interior, with 

11 respect to public land; and 

12 (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 

13 respect to National Forest System land. 

14 (2) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary concerned shall submit to the appropriate 

17 committees of Congress a report that— 

18 (A) provides an assessment on pro19 grammatic or administrative barriers to review20 ing communications use authorizations by the 

21 Department concerned or organizational units 

22 of the Department concerned; 

23 (B) provides an assessment whether there 

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1 ciency of reviewing a communications use au2 thorization; 

3 (C) describes the process for prioritizing 

4 the review of a communications use authoriza5 tion; and 

6 (D) provides a plan to ensure adequate 

7 staffing throughout organizational units of the 

8 Department concerned to review communica9 tions use authorizations in a timely manner. 

10 SEC. 4. DIGITAL APPLICATIONS ACT. 

11 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

12 ‘‘Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Trans13 actions And Legacy Applications Act’’ or the ‘‘DIGITAL 

14 Applications Act’’. 

15 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ONLINE PORTAL FOR

16 FORM 299.— 

17 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON19 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 

20 Congress’’ means— 

21 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

22 Commerce of the House of Representa23 tives; 

24 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re25 sources of the House of Representatives; 


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1 (iii) the Committee on Commerce, 

2 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

3 and 

4 (iv) the Committee on Environment 

5 and Public Works of the Senate. 

6 (B) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term 

7 ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Sec8 retary of Commerce for Communications and 

9 Information. 

10 (C) DEPARTMENT CONCERNED.—The term 

11 ‘‘Department concerned’’ means the Depart12 ment of the Interior or the Department of Agri13 culture. 

14 (D) FORM 299.—The term ‘‘Form 299’’ 

15 means the form established under section 

16 6409(b)(2)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief 

17 and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 

18 1455(b)(2)(A)) or any successor form. 

19 (E) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term 

20 ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

21 (i) the Secretary of the Interior, with 

22 respect to land administered by such Sec23 retary; and 

24 (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 

25 respect to National Forest System land. 


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1 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF ONLINE PORTAL.— 

2 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 

3 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

4 Secretary concerned shall establish an online 

5 portal for the acceptance, processing, and dis6 posal of a Form 299. 

7 (B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 3 

8 business days after the date on which the online 

9 portal has been established pursuant to sub10 paragraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall 

11 notify the Assistant Secretary of such establish12 ment. 

13 (3) AVAILABILITY OF ONLINE PORTAL.—The 

14 Assistant Secretary shall publish on the website of 

15 the National Telecommunications and Information 

16 Administration a link to each online portal estab17 lished pursuant to paragraph (1)(A). 

18 SEC. 5. FACILITATING DIGITAL APPLICATIONS ACT. 

19 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

20 ‘‘Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with 

21 Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications 

22 Act’’ or the ‘‘Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act’’. 

23 (b) BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ONLINE

24 PORTAL FOR FORM 299.— 

25 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (A) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON2 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 

3 Congress’’ means— 

4 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

5 Commerce of the House of Representa6 tives; 

7 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re8 sources of the House of Representatives; 

9 (iii) the Committee on Commerce, 

10 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

11 and 

12 (iv) the Committee on Environment 

13 and Public Works of the Senate. 

14 (B) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term 

15 ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Sec16 retary of Commerce for Communications and 

17 Information. 

18 (C) COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY.—The 

19 term ‘‘communications facility’’ includes— 

20 (i) any infrastructure, including any 

21 transmitting device, tower, or support 

22 structure, and any equipment, switch, wir23 ing, cabling, power source, shelter, or cabi24 net, associated with the licensed or per25 mitted unlicensed wireless or wireline 


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1 transmission of any writing, sign, signal, 

2 data, image, picture, and sound of any 

3 kind; and 

4 (ii) any antenna or apparatus that— 

5 (I) is designed for the purpose of 

6 emitting radio frequency; 

7 (II) is designed to be operated, or 

8 is operating, from a fixed location 

9 pursuant to authorization by the 

10 Commission or is using a duly author11 ized device that does not require an 

12 individual license; and 

13 (III) is added to a tower, build14 ing, or other structure. 

15 (D) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term 

16 ‘‘communications use’’ means the placement 

17 and operation of a communications facility. 

18 (E) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZA19 TION.—The term ‘‘communications use author20 ization’’ means an easement, right-of-way, 

21 lease, license, or other authorization to locate or 

22 modify a communications facility on covered 

23 land by the Department concerned for the pri24 mary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and 

25 use of the covered land for communications use. 


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1 (F) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered 

2 land’’ means— 

3 (i) public land administered by the 

4 Secretary of the Interior; and 

5 (ii) National Forest System land. 

6 (G) DEPARTMENT CONCERNED.—The 

7 term ‘‘Department concerned’’ means the De8 partment of the Interior or the Department of 

9 Agriculture. 

10 (H) FORM 299.—The term ‘‘Form 299’’ 

11 means the form established under section 

12 6409(b)(2)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief 

13 and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 

14 1455(b)(2)(A)), or any successor form. 

15 (I) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term 

16 ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

17 (i) the Secretary of the Interior, with 

18 respect to land administered by such Sec19 retary; and 

20 (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 

21 respect to National Forest System land. 

22 (2) BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

24 after the date of enactment of this section, and 

25 every 60 days thereafter until the notification 


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1 described in subparagraph (B), the Assistant 

2 Secretary shall submit to the appropriate com3 mittees in Congress a report that— 

4 (i) describes whether the Department 

5 concerned has established an online portal 

6 for the acceptance, processing, and dis7 posal of a Form 299; and 

8 (ii) describes any barrier to the estab9 lishment of an online portal for the accept10 ance, processing, and disposal of a Form 

11 299. 

12 (B) NOTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The Sec13 retary concerned shall notify the Assistant Sec14 retary not later than 3 business days after the 

15 Department concerned has established an online 

16 portal for the acceptance, processing, and dis17 posal of a Form 299. 

18 SEC. 6. RURAL BROADBAND PERMITTING EFFICIENCY ACT 

19 OF 2021. 

20 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

21 ‘‘Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021’’. 

22 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) BROADBAND PROJECT.—The term ‘‘broad24 band project’’ means an installation by a broadband 

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1 cluding but not limited to, copper lines, fiber optic 

2 lines, communications towers, buildings, or other im3 provements on Federal land. 

4 (2) BROADBAND PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘broad5 band provider’’ means a provider of wireless or 

6 broadband infrastructure that enables a user to 

7 originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graph8 ics, and video telecommunications. 

9 (3) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian Lands’’ 

10 means— 

11 (A) any land owned by an Indian Tribe, lo12 cated within the boundaries of an Indian res13 ervation, pueblo, or rancheria; or 

14 (B) any land located within the boundaries 

15 of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, 

16 the title to which is held— 

17 (i) in trust by the United States for 

18 the benefit of an Indian Tribe or an indi19 vidual Indian; 

20 (ii) by an Indian Tribe or an indi21 vidual Indian, subject to restriction against 

22 alienation under laws of the United States; 

23 or 

24 (iii) by a dependent Indian commu25 nity. 


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1 (4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

2 means a federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

3 (5) OPERATIONAL RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term 

4 ‘‘operational right-of-way’’ means all real property 

5 interests (including easements) acquired for the con6 struction or operation of a project, including the lo7 cations of the roadway, bridges, interchanges, cul8 verts, drainage, clear zone, traffic control signage, 

9 landscaping, copper and fiber optic lines, utility shel10 ters, and broadband infrastructure as installed by 

11 broadband providers, and any rest areas with direct 

12 access to a controlled access highway or the National 

13 Highway System. 

14 (6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec15 retary concerned’’ means— 

16 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting 

17 through the Chief of the Forest Service), with 

18 respect to National Forest System land; and 

19 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re20 spect to land managed by the Department of 

21 the Interior (including land held in trust for an 

22 Indian Tribe). 

23 (c) STATE OR TRIBAL PERMITTING AUTHORITY.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 

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1 ment of the Interior and National Forest System 

2 land would be affected, shall jointly establish) a vol3 untary program under which any State or Indian 

4 Tribe may offer, and the Secretary concerned may 

5 agree, to enter into a memorandum of under6 standing to allow for the State or Indian Tribe to 

7 prepare environmental analyses required under the 

8 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

9 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the permitting of 

10 broadband projects within an operational right-of11 way on National Forest System land, land managed 

12 by the Department of the Interior, and Indian 

13 Lands. Under such a memorandum of under14 standing, an Indian Tribe or State may volunteer to 

15 cooperate with the signatories to the memorandum 

16 in the preparation of the analyses required under the 

17 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. 

18 (2) ASSUMPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—In entering into a 

20 memorandum of understanding under this sub21 section, the Secretary concerned may assign to 

22 the State or Indian Tribe, and the State or In23 dian Tribe may agree to assume, all or part of 

24 the responsibilities of the Secretary concerned 

25 for environmental analyses under the National 


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1 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 

2 4321 et seq.). 

3 (B) STATE OR INDIAN TRIBE RESPONSI4 BILITY.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—A State or Indian 

6 Tribe that assumes any responsibility 

7 under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to 

8 the same procedural and substantive re9 quirements as would apply if the responsi10 bility were carried out by the Secretary 

11 concerned. 

12 (ii) EFFECT OF ASSUMPTION OF RE13 SPONSIBILITY.—A State or Indian Tribe 

14 that assumes any responsibility, including 

15 financial responsibility, under subpara16 graph (A) shall be solely responsible and 

17 solely liable for carrying out, in lieu of the 

18 Secretary concerned, the responsibilities 

19 assumed under that subparagraph until 

20 the date on which the program is termi21 nated under paragraph (7). 

22 (iii) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—A 

23 State or Indian Tribe that assumes any re24 sponsibility under subparagraph (A) shall 

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1 cedures under parts 1500–1508 of title 40, 

2 Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 

3 regulations), and the regulations of the 

4 Secretary concerned. 

5 (C) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Any re6 sponsibility of the Secretary concerned de7 scribed in subparagraph (A) that is not explic8 itly assumed by the State or Indian Tribe in 

9 the memorandum of understanding shall remain 

10 the responsibility of the Secretary concerned. 

11 (3) OFFER AND NOTIFICATION.—A State or In12 dian Tribe that intends to offer to enter into a 

13 memorandum of understanding under this sub14 section shall provide to the Secretary concerned no15 tice of the intent of the State or Indian Tribe not 

16 later than 90 days before the date on which the 

17 State or Indian Tribe submits a formal written offer 

18 to the Secretary concerned. 

19 (4) TRIBAL CONSULTATION.—Within 90 days 

20 of entering into any memorandum of understanding 

21 with a State, the Secretary concerned shall initiate 

22 consultation with relevant Indian Tribes. 

23 (5) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—A 

24 memorandum of understanding entered into under 

25 this subsection shall— 


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1 (A) be executed by the Governor or the 

2 Governor’s designee, or in the case of an Indian 

3 Tribe, by an officer designated by the governing 

4 body of the Indian Tribe; 

5 (B) be for a term not to exceed 10 years; 

6 (C) be in such form as the Secretary con7 cerned may prescribe; 

8 (D) provide that the State or Indian 

9 Tribe— 

10 (i) agrees to assume all or part of the 

11 responsibilities of the Secretary concerned 

12 described in paragraph (2)(A); 

13 (ii) expressly consents, including 

14 through the adoption of express waivers of 

15 sovereign immunity, on behalf of the State 

16 or Indian Tribe, to accept the jurisdiction 

17 of the Federal courts for the compliance, 

18 discharge, and enforcement of any respon19 sibility of the Secretary concerned assumed 

20 by the State or Indian Tribe; 

21 (iii) certify that State laws and regu22 lations, with respect to States, or Tribal 

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1 (I) authorize the State or Indian 

2 Tribe to take the actions necessary to 

3 carry out the responsibilities being as4 sumed; and 

5 (II) are comparable to section 

6 552 of title 5, United States Code, in7 cluding providing that any decision re8 garding the public availability of a 

9 document under the State laws is re10 viewable by a court of competent ju11 risdiction; 

12 (iv) agrees to maintain the financial 

13 resources necessary to carry out the re14 sponsibilities being assumed; 

15 (v) agrees to provide to the Secretary 

16 concerned any information the Secretary 

17 concerned considers necessary to ensure 

18 that the State or Indian Tribe is ade19 quately carrying out the responsibilities as20 signed to and assumed by the State or In21 dian Tribe; 

22 (vi) agrees to return revenues gen23 erated from the use of public lands author24 ized under this section to the United 

25 States annually, in accordance with the 


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1 Federal Land Policy Management Act of 

2 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

3 (vii) agrees to send a copy of all au4 thorizing documents to the United States 

5 for proper notation and recordkeeping; 

6 (E) prioritize and expedite any analyses 

7 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

8 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) under the memo9 randum of understanding; 

10 (F) not be granted to a State on Indian 

11 Lands without the consent of the relevant In12 dian Tribe; and 

13 (G) not be granted to an Indian Tribe on 

14 State lands without the consent of the relevant 

15 State. 

16 (6) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this subsection 

17 permits a State or Indian Tribe to assume— 

18 (A) any rulemaking authority of the Sec19 retary concerned under any Federal law; and 

20 (B) Federal Government responsibilities 

21 for government-to-government consultation with 

22 Indian Tribes. 

23 (7) TERMINATION.— 

24 (A) TERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

25 The Secretary concerned may terminate the 


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1 participation of any State or Indian Tribe in 

2 the program established under this subsection 

3 if— 

4 (i) the Secretary concerned deter5 mines that the State or Indian Tribe is not 

6 adequately carrying out the responsibilities 

7 assigned to and assumed by the State or 

8 Indian Tribe; 

9 (ii) the Secretary concerned provides 

10 to the State or Indian Tribe— 

11 (I) notification of the determina12 tion of noncompliance; and 

13 (II) a period of at least 30 days 

14 during which to take such corrective 

15 action as the Secretary concerned de16 termines is necessary to comply with 

17 the applicable agreement; and 

18 (iii) the State or Indian Tribe, after 

19 the notification and period provided under 

20 clause (ii), fails to take satisfactory correc21 tive action, as determined by the Secretary 

22 concerned. 

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1 Tribe in the program established under this 

2 subsection at any time by providing to the Sec3 retary concerned a notice of intent to terminate 

4 by not later than the date that is 90 days be5 fore the date of termination. 

6 (C) TERMINATION OF MEMORANDUM OF

7 UNDERSTANDING WITH STATE OR INDIAN

8 TRIBE.—A State or an Indian Tribe may termi9 nate a joint memorandum of understanding 

10 under this subsection at any time by providing 

11 to the Secretary concerned a notice of intent to 

12 terminate by no later than the date that is 90 

13 days before the date of termination. 

14 (d) FEDERAL BROADBAND PERMIT COORDINA15 TION.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary con17 cerned shall establish a broadband permit stream18 lining team comprised of qualified staff under para19 graph (2)(D) in each State or regional office that 

20 has been delegated responsibility for issuing permits 

21 for broadband projects. 

22 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 

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1 tional Conference of State Historic Preservation 

2 Officers and the National Tribal Historic Pres3 ervation Officers Association, shall enter into a 

4 memorandum of understanding to carry out 

5 this subsection with— 

6 (i) the Secretary of Agriculture or of 

7 the Interior, as appropriate; 

8 (ii) the Director of the Bureau of In9 dian Affairs; and 

10 (iii) the Director of the United States 

11 Fish and Wildlife Service. 

12 (B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the memo13 randum of understanding under subparagraph 

14 (A) is to coordinate and expedite permitting de15 cisions for broadband projects. 

16 (C) STATE OR TRIBAL PARTICIPATION.— 

17 The Secretary concerned may request that the 

18 Governor of any State or the officer designated 

19 by the governing body of the Indian Tribe with 

20 one or more broadband projects be a party to 

21 the memorandum of understanding under sub22 paragraph (A). 

23 (D) DESIGNATION OF QUALIFIED

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

2 days after the date of entrance into the 

3 memorandum of understanding under sub4 paragraph (A), the head of each Federal 

5 agency that is a party to the memorandum 

6 of understanding (other than the Secretary 

7 concerned) may, if the head of the Federal 

8 agency determines it to be appropriate, 

9 designate to each State or regional office 

10 an employee of that Federal agency with 

11 expertise in regulatory issues relating to 

12 that Federal agency, including, as applica13 ble, particular expertise in— 

14 (I) planning under the Forest 

15 and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

16 Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 

17 1600 et seq.) and planning under the 

18 Federal Land Policy and Management 

19 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

20 (II) the preparation of analyses 

21 under the National Environmental 

22 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

23 et seq.); or 

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1 tion 7 of the Endangered Species Act 

2 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 

3 (ii) DUTIES.—Each employee des4 ignated under clause (i) shall— 

5 (I) be responsible for any issue 

6 relating to any broadband project 

7 within the jurisdiction of the State or 

8 regional office under the authority of 

9 the Federal agency from which the 

10 employee is assigned; 

11 (II) participate as part of the 

12 team of personnel working on one or 

13 more proposed broadband projects, in14 cluding planning and environmental 

15 analyses; and 

16 (III) serve as the designated 

17 point of contact with any applicable 

18 State or Indian Tribe that assumes 

19 any responsibility under subsection 

20 (c)(2)(A) relating to any issue de21 scribed in subclause (A). 

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