H.R. 3703 · 117th Congress
Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Anna Eshoo
- Introduced
- 2021-06-04
- Latest action
- 2021-06-07 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Summary
Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2021
This bill requires states to incorporate broadband infrastructure in construction projects that are supported with federal highway funds. It also establishes a task force to evaluate the costs of a nationwide dig once requirement (a requirement to minimize the number and scale of repeated excavations relating to the installation of broadband infrastructure in rights-of-way).