H.R. 5273

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5273 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5273

To provide that a project for the collocation of a telecommunications 
service facility is not subject to requirements to prepare certain 
environmental or historical preservation reviews.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2025

Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania 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 telecommunications 
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 ``Broadband Competition and Efficient 
Deployment Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO COLLOCATION OF 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 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 the placement, construction, or 
modification of a telecommunications service facility 
in or on eligible support infrastructure; 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 support infrastructure.--The term ``eligible 
support infrastructure'' means infrastructure that supports or 
houses a facility for communication by wire (or is designed to 
or capable of supporting or housing such a facility) at the 
time when a complete request to a State or local government or 
instrumentality thereof, or to an Indian Tribe, for 
authorization to place, construct, or modify a 
telecommunications service facility in or on the infrastructure 
is received by the government, instrumentality, or Indian 
Tribe.
(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) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
United States, the District of Columbia, and each territory or 
possession of the United States.
(7) Telecommunications service.--The term 
``telecommunications service'' has the meaning given such term 
in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153).
(8) Telecommunications service facility.--The term 
``telecommunications service facility''--
(A) means a facility that is designed or used to 
provide or facilitate the provision of any interstate 
or intrastate telecommunications service; and
(B) includes a facility described in subparagraph 
(A) that is used to provide other services.
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