3.0.0 866 2025-07-14T17:50:54Z 2025-07-14T17:50:54Z Senate S S 2025-03-05 119 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-03-05T20:33:24Z 119 323 S 2025-03-12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Related bill CRS 2025-03-05 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S1581) IntroReferral 2025-03-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD N L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2025-03-05 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2025-03-05 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2025-03-28T11:55:03Z

00 2025-03-05 Introduced in Senate 2025-07-14T17:49:40Z <p><strong>Accelerating Broadband Permits Act</strong></p><p>This bill makes specified changes to processes for federal review of certain communications and broadband infrastructure projects.&nbsp;</p><p>Specifically, the bill requires executive branch agencies to identify and address factors that contribute to delays in their review of applications for easements, rights-of-way, or leases related to communications infrastructure projects. (Under current law, executive branch agencies with control over buildings or property may grant such easements, rights-of-way, or leases to entities seeking to install, construct, modify, or maintain communications facilities. Generally, agencies must act on such applications within 270 days.)&nbsp;</p><p>Under the bill, agencies must develop controls to ensure accurate tracking of processing times for such applications and take action to address factors contributing to delays as they occur. Agencies must also establish methods to alert employees when the agency is at risk of failing to meet the 270-day deadline with respect to a particular application. (These provisions were recommended by the Government Accountability Office in an April 2024 report to Congress entitled <em>Broadband Deployment: Agencies Should Take Steps to Better Meet Deadline for Processing Permits</em>.)&nbsp;</p><p>Separately, the bill lowers the cost threshold for certain broadband infrastructure projects to qualify as <em>covered projects</em> under the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act from $200 million to $5 million. Such projects qualify for expedited federal environmental review.</p>

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