S. 835 · 117th Congress
Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn
- Introduced
- 2021-03-18
- Latest action
- 2021-03-18 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to exempt projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements.
Specifically, the bill exempts such projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Such projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.