Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
Sponsored By: Representative Evans (CO)
In Committee
Summary
Creates an interagency strike force to speed federal reviews of requests to place or modify communications facilities on public lands and National Forest System land. The strike force would set objective review goals, hold periodic coordination calls among agencies, and monitor agency accountability.
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- Broadband companies and tower operators would get prioritized reviews of easements, rights-of-way, leases, licenses, or other authorizations needed to build or modify communications facilities on covered land.
- Rural communities and households could see faster broadband buildout where networks cross federal lands because authorizations would be prioritized.
- Federal land management agencies and their regional, state, and field offices would be required to join the strike force and follow its objective review goals. The strike force must be established within 180 days and would track agency performance.
- Congress would receive a report on the strike force's effectiveness no later than 270 days after enactment.
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Faster federal reviews for broadband
This bill would create a federal strike force to speed approvals of communications equipment on federal public lands. The strike force would be set up within 180 days after enactment. Members would include the Assistant Secretary, heads of the land agencies, and designated officials from Agriculture and Interior. It would hold regular calls, set objective review goals, and track agency and office progress. The Assistant Secretary would deliver a report to Congress on effectiveness within 270 days after enactment. The bill would also define key terms, including 'covered land' as public lands and National Forest System land. It would adopt the federal definition of 'communications facility' from 47 U.S.C. 1455(d).
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Evans (CO)
CO • R
Cosponsors
Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 2/27/2025
Vindman
VA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
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