Codifying 60-day time frame for certain requests

Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(a)) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking any eligible facilities request and inserting the following:

any complete—(A)eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing wireless tower, base station, or eligible support structure that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower, base station, or eligible support structure; and(B)eligible telecommunications facilities request for a modification of any existing telecommunications service facility in or on an eligible support infrastructure that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such facility.

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(2)by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:

(2)

Time frame

(A)

In general

Not later than 60 days after the date on which a State or local government receives a complete request described under paragraph (1), the State or local government shall approve such request.(B)

Deemed approval

If a State or local government does not approve a request by the date required under subparagraph (A), the request is deemed approved on the day after such date.(C)

When request considered complete; received

(i)

When request considered complete

(I)

In general

For the purposes of this paragraph, a request to a State or local government shall be considered complete if the requesting party has not received a written notice from the State or local government within 10 business days after the date on which the request is received by the State or local government—(aa)stating that all the information (including any form or other document) required by the State or local government to be submitted for the request to be considered complete has not been submitted; and (bb)identifying the information required to be submitted that was not submitted.(II)

Definition

In this clause, the term received by the State or local government means—(aa)in the case of a request submitted electronically, on the date on which the request is transmitted; (bb)in the case of a request submitted in person, on the date on which the request is delivered to the individual or at the location specified by the State or local government for in-person submission; and(cc)in the case of a request submitted in any other manner, on the date determined under regulations promulgated by the Commission for the manner in which the request is submitted. (ii)

When complete request considered received

For the purposes of this paragraph, a complete request shall be considered received on the date on which the requesting party submits to the State or local government all information (including any form or other document) required by the State or local government to be submitted for the request to be considered complete.

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(3)by adding at the end the following:

(4)

Definitions

In this subsection: (A)

Eligible facilities request

The term eligible facilities request means any request for modification of an existing wireless tower, base station, or eligible support structure that involves—(i)collocation of new transmission equipment;(ii)removal of transmission equipment;(iii)replacement of transmission equipment; or(iv)placement, modification, or construction of equipment that—(I)improves the resiliency of the wireless tower, base station, or eligible support structure; and(II)provides a direct benefit to public safety, such as—(aa)providing backup power for the wireless tower, base station, or eligible support structure;(bb)hardening the wireless tower, base station, or other eligible support structure; or(cc)providing more reliable connection capability using the wireless tower, base station, or other eligible support structure.(B)

Eligible telecommunications facilities request

The term eligible telecommunications facilities request means any request for modification of an existing telecommunications service facility in or on an eligible support infrastructure that involves—(i)collocation of new telecommunications service facility equipment;(ii)removal of telecommunications service facility equipment; or(iii)replacement of telecommunications service facility equipment. (C)

Eligible support infrastructure

The term eligible support infrastructure means infrastructure that supports or houses a facility for communication by wire (or is designed to and capable of supporting or housing such a facility) at the time when a complete request to a State or local government or instrumentality thereof for authorization to place, construct, or modify a telecommunications service facility in or on the infrastructure is received by the government or instrumentality.(D)

Eligible support structure

The term eligible support structure means a structure that supports a personal wireless service facility at the time at which the eligible facilities request is made.(E)

Personal wireless service facility

The term personal wireless service facility means a facility necessary for the provision of—(i)commercial mobile service;(ii)commercial mobile data service (as that term is defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401));(iii)unlicensed wireless service; and (iv)common carrier wireless exchange access service.(F)

Telecommunications service facility

The term telecommunications service facility means a facility for the provision of any interstate or intrastate telecommunications service.