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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1073 
To provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications 
facilities following a major emergency declared by a Governor relating 
to a wildfire are not subject to requirements to prepare certain environ-
mental or historical preservation reviews. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee 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 construction, rebuilding, or hardening of 
communications facilities following a major emergency 
declared by a Governor relating to a wildfire are not 
subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental 
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 ‘‘Wildfire Wireless Re-
siliency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO COVERED 
COMMUNICATIONS PROJECTS. 
(a) NEPA EXEMPTION.—A covered project shall not 
be subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
(b) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT EX-
EMPTION.—A covered project shall not be considered an 
undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘communications facility’’ includes— 
(A) any wireless or wireline infrastructure 
for the transmission of writing, sign, signal, 
data, image, picture, or sound of any kind; 
(B) any transmitting device, tower, or sup-
port structure, and any equipment, switch, wir-
ing, cabling, power source, shelter, or cabinet, 
associated with the provision of communications 
services; and 
(C) any antenna or apparatus that— 
(i) is designed for the purpose of 
emitting radio frequency; 
(ii) is designed to be operated, or is 
operating, from a fixed location; and 
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(iii) is added to a tower, building, or 
other structure. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE.—The term 
‘‘communications service’’ means a service for the 
transmission of any writing, sign, signal, data, 
image, picture, or sound of any kind. 
(3) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered 
project’’ means a project that— 
(A) is to be carried out entirely within an 
area for which a Governor has declared a major 
disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire; 
(B) is to be carried out not later than 5 
years after the date the Governor made such 
declaration; and 
(C) replaces a communications facility 
damaged by such disaster or emergency or 
makes improvements to a communications facil-
ity in such area that could reasonably be con-
sidered as necessary for recovery from such dis-
aster or emergency or to prevent or mitigate 
any future disaster or emergency. 
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