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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1039
To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communica-
tions facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements
to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Mr. BILIRAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee 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 deployment or modification
of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain
is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environ-
mental or historical preservation 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 ‘‘Coastal Broadband
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Deployment Act’’.
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SEC.
2.
APPLICATION
OF
NEPA
AND
NHPA
TO
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FLOODPLAINS.
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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) COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY.—The term
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‘‘communications facility’’ includes—
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(A) any wireless or wireline infrastructure
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for the transmission of writing, signs, signals,
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data, images, pictures, or sounds of all kinds;
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(B) any transmitting device, tower, or sup-
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port structure, and any equipment, switches,
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wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabi-
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nets, associated with the provision of commu-
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nications service; and
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(C) any antenna or apparatus that—
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(i) is designed for the purpose of
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emitting radio frequency;
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(ii) is designed to be operated, or is
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operating, from a fixed location; and
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(iii) is added to a tower, building, or
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other structure.
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(3) COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICE.—The term
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‘‘communications service’’ means a service for the
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transmission of writing, signs, signals, data, images,
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pictures, or sounds of all kinds.
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(4) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered
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project’’ means a project—
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(A) for the deployment or modification of
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a communications facility that is to be carried
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out entirely within a floodplain (as defined in
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section 9.4 of title 44, Code of Federal Regula-
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tions, as in effect on the date of the enactment
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of this Act); 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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