Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

Bill: 117-hr-1043
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-02-15
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research

Environmental regulatory procedures

Historic sites and heritage areas

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act</b></p> <p>This bill exempts certain wireless facility modification requests from specified review requirements.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill exempts from specified environmental and historic preservation review any request for modification of an existing wireless tower or base station that involves (1) collocation of new transmission equipment, (2) removal of transmission equipment, or (3) replacement of transmission equipment. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1043 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2021 Mr. Carter of Georgia 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 an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act . 2. Application of NEPA and NHPA to wireless facilities deployment Section 6409(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455(a)(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) Application of NEPA; NHPA (A) NEPA exemption An eligible facilities request 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 exemption An eligible facilities request shall not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code. .