Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
What changed between versions
The term 'communications use authorizations' was replaced throughout with 'broadband land use authorizations,' narrowing the bill's focus from all communications-related permitting to specifically broadband deployment on federal lands.
The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives was added as a recipient of the required study report, reflecting the expanded relevance of agricultural lands (Forest Service) to broadband deployment.
The Bureau of Land Management 'regional office' level was removed from the list of covered organizational units, leaving only state, district, and field offices. This narrows which BLM administrative levels are subject to the staffing plan requirement.
A new defined term 'broadband land use authorization' was added as the primary defined term (position 2), while 'communications facility' and 'communications use' were renumbered to positions 3 and 4. The definition of broadband land use authorization carries over the substance of the old 'communications use authorization' definition.