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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3311 
To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communica-
tions facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements 
to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2023 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. DUNN of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that a project for the deployment or modification 
of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain 
is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environ-
mental or historical preservation reviews. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal Broadband 
Deployment Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
APPLICATION 
OF 
NEPA 
AND 
NHPA 
TO 
FLOODPLAINS. 
(a) NEPA EXEMPTION.—A Federal authorization 
with respect to a covered project may not be considered 
a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
(b) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT EX-
EMPTION.—A covered project may not be considered an 
undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘communications facility’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘communications facility installation’’ in sec-
tion 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)). 
(3) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means a project— 
(A) for the deployment or modification of 
a communications facility that is to be carried 
out entirely within a floodplain (as defined in 
section 9.4 of title 44, Code of Federal Regula-
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tions, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act); and 
(B) for which a permit, license, or approval 
from the Commission is required or that is oth-
erwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-
mission. 
(4) 
FEDERAL
AUTHORIZATION.—The 
term 
‘‘Federal authorization’’— 
(A) means any authorization required 
under Federal law with respect to a covered 
project; and 
(B) includes any permits, special use au-
thorizations, certifications, opinions, or other 
approvals as may be required under Federal law 
with respect to a covered project. 
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