Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1541 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1541

 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 24, 2025

  Mr. Rulli 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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