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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1056
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.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio 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
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 preserva-
tion reviews.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wireless Broadband
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Competition and Efficient Deployment Act’’.
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO COLLOCA-
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TION
OF
CERTAIN
PERSONAL
WIRELESS
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SERVICE FACILITIES.
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(a) NEPA EXEMPTION.—A covered project shall not
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be subject to the requirements of section 102(2)(C) of the
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National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
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4332(2)(C)).
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(b) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT EX-
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EMPTION.—A covered project shall not be considered an
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undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United
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States Code.
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’
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means the Federal Communications Commission.
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(2) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered
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project’’ means a project—
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(A) for—
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(i) the mounting or installation of an
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eligible personal wireless service facility
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with another eligible personal wireless serv-
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ice facility that exists at the time at which
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a complete request for authorization of
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such mounting or installation is filed with
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a State or local government or instrumen-
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tality thereof; or
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(ii) the modification of an eligible per-
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sonal wireless service facility; and
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(B) for which a permit, license, or approval
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from the Commission is required or that is oth-
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erwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-
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mission.
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(3) ELIGIBLE
PERSONAL
WIRELESS
SERVICE
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FACILITY.—The term ‘‘eligible personal wireless
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service facility’’ means any antenna, apparatus, or
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transmitting device, and any equipment, switches,
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wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets,
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for the provision of a personal wireless service.
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(4) PERSONAL WIRELESS SERVICES.—The term
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‘‘personal wireless services’’—
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(A) has the meaning given such term in
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section 332(c)(7)(C) of the Communications
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Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)); and
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(B) also includes commercial mobile data
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service (as defined in section 6001 of the Mid-
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dle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of
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2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401)).
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(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50
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States, the District of Columbia, the territories and
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possessions of the United States, and each federally
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recognized Indian Tribe.
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