H.R. 1069 · 117th Congress · House

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

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Introduced
Feb 15, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 16, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

  2. FEB 15, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. FEB 15, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. FEB 15, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  5. FEB 15, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Communications and Technology Subcommittee

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Referred: Feb 16, 2021

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Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Feb 15, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Feb 15, 2021

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