3.0.0 292 2022-11-01T13:49:23Z 2022-11-01T13:49:23Z House HR 2019-01-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CURTIS:H.R. 292.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H286]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-08T20:18:16Z Referred to 2019-01-08T17:01:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-05T18:12:01Z Referred to 2019-01-08T17:01:00Z 2019-02-08 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2019-02-05 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2019-01-08 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-01-08 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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 concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2019-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 N F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2020-11-17 False Science, Technology, Communications Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Licensing and registrations Rural conditions and development State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-01-08 Introduced in House 2020-03-03T14:57:37Z Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019

This bill authorizes federal departments to delegate federal environmental compliance for broadband projects to states and Indian tribes.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to establish a voluntary program whereby states or Indian tribes may opt-in to an agreement allowing them to take on the responsibility of environmental review for the permitting of broadband projects.

Such projects must be located within an operational right-of-way (all real property interests acquired for the construction or operation of a project) on (1) national forest system land, (2) land managed by Interior, or (3) Indian lands.

USDA and Interior shall also establish broadband permit streamlining teams to coordinate and expedite permitting decisions for broadband projects.

]]> Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 Display Title Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To allow certain State and Tribal permitting authority to encourage expansion of broadband service to rural and Tribal communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr292ih/xml/BILLS-116hr292ih.xml 2019-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.