RAPID Act

Bill: 115-hr-5378
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2018-03-21
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Licensing and registrations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments Act or the RAPID Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to determine when the activities of radio station licensees are not subject to review under the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5378 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2018 Mr. Scalise introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on 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 require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding to determine whether certain activities by licensees of the Commission are undertakings under division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, or major Federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployments Act or the RAPID Act . 2. Determination of Federal Communications Commission regarding undertakings and major Federal actions (a) Proceeding required Notwithstanding section 300320 of title 54, United States Code, or section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332 ), not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete a proceeding to determine— (1) the classes of activities of the entities to which the Commission issues radio station licenses that do not constitute an undertaking under such section 300320; and (2) the classes of activities of the entities to which the Commission issues radio station licenses that do not constitute a major Federal action under paragraph (2)(C) of such section 102. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; and (2) the term radio station license has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153 ).