[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7376 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7376

 To provide that a project for the collocation of a personal wireless 
  service facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain 
           environmental or historical preservation reviews.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2024

 Mrs. Harshbarger introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that a project for the collocation of a personal wireless 
  service facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain 
           environmental or historical preservation reviews.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Wireless Broadband Competition and 
Efficient Deployment Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO COLLOCATION OF CERTAIN PERSONAL 
              WIRELESS SERVICE FACILITIES.

    (a) NEPA Exemption.--A Federal authorization with respect to a 
covered project may not be considered a major Federal action under 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
    (b) National Historic Preservation Act Exemption.--A covered 
project may not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of 
title 54, United States Code.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (2) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means a 
        project--
                    (A) for--
                            (i) the mounting or installation of an 
                        eligible personal wireless service facility 
                        with another eligible personal wireless service 
                        facility that exists at the time at which a 
                        complete request for authorization of such 
                        mounting or installation is filed with a State 
                        or local government or instrumentality thereof 
                        or with an Indian Tribe; or
                            (ii) the modification of an eligible 
                        personal wireless service facility; and
                    (B) for which a permit, license, or approval from 
                the Commission is required or that is otherwise subject 
                to the jurisdiction of the Commission.
            (3) Eligible personal wireless service facility.--The term 
        ``eligible personal wireless service facility'' means any 
        antenna, apparatus, or transmitting device, and any equipment, 
        switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or 
        cabinets, for the provision of a personal wireless service.
            (4) Federal authorization.--The term ``Federal 
        authorization''--
                    (A) means any authorization required under Federal 
                law with respect to a covered project; and
                    (B) includes any permits, special use 
                authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other 
                approvals as may be required under Federal law with 
                respect to a covered project.
            (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``Indian tribe'' under section 102 of 
        the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 
        U.S.C. 5130).
            (6) Personal wireless services.--The term ``personal 
        wireless services''--
                    (A) has the meaning given such term in section 
                332(c)(7)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
                U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)); and
                    (B) also includes commercial mobile data service 
                (as defined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax 
                Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401)).
            (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
        possession of the United States.
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