3.0.0 3370 2023-01-11T13:49:40Z 2023-01-11T13:49:40Z House HR 2021-05-20 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CURTIS:H.R. 3370.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, clause 2Article I, Section 8, clause 1Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H2652]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-13T18:44:45Z Referred to 2021-05-20T13:13:50Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-13T13:14:06Z Referred to 2021-05-20T13:13:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2021-05-21T17:56:20Z Referred to 2021-05-20T13:14:00Z Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act 117 1038 HR 2021-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021 117 1047 HR 2021-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act 117 1156 HR 2021-03-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS DIGITAL Applications Act 117 1525 HR 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2021-07-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2021-07-13 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2021-05-21 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2021-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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 2021-05-20 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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 2021-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 N W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2021-05-20 True M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2021-05-20 True U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2021-05-20 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2021-05-20 True A000377 Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] Kelly Armstrong R ND 0 2021-05-20 True S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2021-06-23 False O000086 Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] Burgess Owens R UT 4 2022-04-14 False Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-05-20 Introduced in House 2022-04-05T20:27:09Z Broadband Permitting Modernization Act

This bill modifies, and requires reports about, permitting requirements for broadband activities on federal lands.

Specifically, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must report on communication use authorizations (i.e., authorizations to modify or locate communications facilities on public land administered by Interior or National Forest System land). Among other topics, the report must assess barriers to reviewing the authorizations and describe the process for prioritizing reviews.

Interior and USDA must also each establish an online portal to manage the Form 299 (used to apply for rights to install, modify, or maintain a communications facility on federal real property) approval process. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration must (1) report to Congress every 60 days on the status of the portals until they are established, and (2) publish links to each established portal on its website.

The bill also authorizes the delegation of federal environmental compliance for certain broadband projects to states and Indian tribes. Interior and USDA must establish a voluntary program whereby states or Indian tribes may conduct (subject to specified terms) environmental reviews for broadband projects within an operational right-of-way (i.e., all real property interests acquired for the construction or operation of a project) on land managed by Interior, National Forest System land, or Indian land.

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

]]> Broadband Permitting Modernization Act Display Title Broadband Permitting Modernization Act Official Title as Introduced To streamline the broadband permitting process for broadband services, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Facilitating the Deployment of Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill DIGITAL Applications Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Broadband Permitting Modernization Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3370ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3370ih.xml 2021-07-13 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.