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I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1665IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 27, 2025Mrs. Cammack (for herself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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 concernedA BILLTo require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act or the DIGITAL Applications Act.

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Establishment of online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s

(a)

Establishment of online portals

(1)

Establishment

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall each establish, with respect to the relevant covered department, an online portal for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299 for communications use authorizations.(2)

Notification

Not later than 3 business days after the date on which an online portal has been established by a Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1), that Secretary shall notify the Assistant Secretary of the establishment of such portal.(b)

Availability of online portals

The Assistant Secretary shall publish on the website of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration a link to each online portal established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).(c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Assistant secretary

The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.(2)

Communications facility

The term communications facility has the meaning given the term communications facility installation in section 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)).(3)

Communications use

The term communications use means the placement and operation of a communications facility.(4)

Communications use authorization

The term communications use authorization means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization—(A)provided by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture;(B)to locate or modify a communications facility on covered land; and(C)for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of such covered land for communications use.(5)

Covered land

The term covered land means—(A)public lands; and(B)National Forest System land.(6)

Form 299

The term Form 299 means the form established under section 6409(b)(2)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(2)(A)), or any successor form.(7)

National Forest System

The term National Forest System has the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).(8)

Public lands

The term public lands has the meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).(9)

Relevant covered department

The term relevant covered department means—(A)with respect to the Secretary of the Interior, the Department of the Interior; and(B)with respect to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture.(10)

Secretaries concerned

The term Secretaries concerned means—(A)the Secretary of the Interior; and(B)the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.