3.0.0 7205 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z 2022-08-10T23:36:00Z House HR 2020-06-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 110 (Monday, June 15, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESHOO:H.R. 7205.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18[Page H2398]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee Referred to 2020-06-16T14:28:50Z Referred to 2020-06-15T19:05:05Z Moving Forward Act 116 2 HR 2020-07-20 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 116 7302 HR 2020-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act 116 4131 S 2020-07-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2020-06-16 hspw12 Highways and Transit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Committee 2020-06-15 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2020-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-06-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 N M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2020-06-15 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2020-07-09 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2020-07-09 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2020-07-09 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2020-07-09 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-07-09 False A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-07-09 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2020-07-09 False M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy Rodgers R WA McMorris 5 2020-07-21 False Transportation and Public Works Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Performance measurement Roads and highways State and local government operations User charges and fees Transportation and Public Works 00 2020-06-15 Introduced in House 2021-04-22T18:41:50Z Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to facilitate the installation of broadband infrastructure in each state.

DOT must ensure that each state that receives funding under the federal-aid highway program meets certain requirements, including to (1) identify a broadband coordinator that is responsible for facilitating the broadband infrastructure right-of-way efforts within the state; (2) establish a process to notify broadband providers of highway construction that may present opportunities for coordinating installation of broadband infrastructure; and (3) install broadband conduit (conduit or inner duct for fiber optic cables or wireless facilities that support broadband service) as part of a federally funded highway construction project, unless a broadband provider has committed to deploy the conduit or broadband infrastructure as part of such project.

DOT must issue guidance for best practices related to the installation of broadband conduit and of conduit and similar infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems that may utilize the broadband conduit.

A state may waive the required installation of broadband conduit if it makes certain determinations, including if broadband infrastructure, terrestrial broadband infrastructure, aerial broadband fiber cables, or broadband conduit is present near a majority of the length of the federal highway construction project.

The bill establishes a Dig Once Funding Task Force to (1) estimate the annual cost for implementing and administering a nationwide dig once requirement, and (2) propose and evaluate options for funding such a requirement.

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