H.R. 1069 · 117th Congress

Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Greg Pence
Introduced
2021-02-15
Latest action
2021-02-16 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summary

Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021

This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements.

Specifically, the bill exempts (1) new communications facilities within specified dimensions in public rights-of-way, (2) replacement facilities that are of a similar type, (3) certain small antennas, (4) facility expansions within specified limits, and (5) new easements for facilities on federal property for which easements were previously granted for other facilities.