HR 1069 United States House · 117th Congress

Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021

Summary

Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021 This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions from specified environmental and historic preservation review requirements. Specifically, the bill exempts (1) new communications facilities within specified dimensions in public rights-of-way, (2) replacement facilities that are of a similar type, (3) certain small antennas, (4) facility expansions within specified limits, and (5) new easements for facilities on federal property for which easements were previously granted for other facilities.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2021

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Introduced Feb 15, 2021 Last action Feb 16, 2021

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Feb 16, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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Feb 15, 2021

Committee

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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Feb 15, 2021

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors