3.0.0 3298 2024-07-24T15:21:59Z 2024-07-24T15:21:59Z House H HR 2023-05-15 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 81 (Monday, May 15, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ALLEN:H.R. 3298.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:To expedite broadband deployment by streamlining permittingreviews[Page H2348]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2023-05-19T14:21:37Z Referred to 2023-05-15T16:08:00Z 2023-05-19 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2023-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 N Science, Technology, Communications Infrastructure development 2024-01-18T20:45:32Z Internet, web applications, social media 2024-01-18T20:45:32Z User charges and fees 2024-01-18T20:45:32Z Science, Technology, Communications 2023-06-14T19:00:22Z 00 2023-05-15 Introduced in House 2024-02-17T19:16:30Z Broadband Expansion And Deployment Fee Equity and Efficiency Act of 2023 or the BEAD FEE Act of 2023

This bill restricts recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program grants from charging fees related to the deployment of broadband infrastructure. The BEAD Program provides funds to states and territories for broadband deployment, connectivity, mapping, and adoption projects.

Generally, the bill prohibits grant recipients from charging fees for (1) considering requests for deploying broadband infrastructure; or (2) using or accessing land, or existing infrastructure on land, that is owned or managed by a state, territory, or locality (i.e., a right-of-way) to deploy broadband infrastructure.

However, the bill permits recipients to charge fees if they are nondiscriminatory, publicly disclosed, and based on actual and direct costs. Additionally, recipients must describe the fees in a manner that distinguishes between (1) recurring and nonrecurring fees, and (2) using a right-of-way with and without existing infrastructure.

]]> BEAD FEE Act of 2023 Display Title 45 BEAD FEE Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:21:59Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 BEAD FEE Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:39:35Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Broadband Expansion And Deployment Fee Equity and Efficiency Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:39:35Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require States and political subdivisions of States to streamline certain fees relating to broadband infrastructure in order to receive grant funds under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:47:37Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3298ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3298ih.xml 2023-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.