WIRELESS Leadership Act
Sponsored By: Representative Latta
Introduced
Summary
preserve local zoning authority while creating one national set of deadlines and rules for siting wireless facilities. The WIRELESS Leadership Act would keep State and local control over where personal wireless service facilities go while imposing clear timeframes, fee limits, nondiscrimination rules, and review paths to speed deployment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster wireless siting decisions and appeals
If enacted, State or local governments would have to decide wireless siting requests on set clocks. 60 days for small facilities on existing structures; 90 days for other small requests or for non-small on existing structures; 150 days for other non-small requests. Batched filings would use the longest clock in the batch, and moratoria would not pause the clock. A request would count as complete unless the government asks for missing items within 10 days (small) or 30 days (other). If the deadline is missed, the request would be deemed granted when the government gets written notice of the failure. Denials would have to be in writing, with evidence, and sent and posted the same day. Applicants could sue within 30 days or ask the FCC to decide within 120 days. A small facility means each antenna is 3 cubic feet or less. These rules would not apply to requests covered by 47 U.S.C. 1455(a).
Stops discriminatory local wireless rules
This bill would bar local rules that discriminate among providers or that block or effectively block service. Cities could set objective, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory engineering, safety, and aesthetic rules, but not rules that stop installs or upgrades. Localities could not base decisions on radio‑frequency environmental effects if a site meets FCC RF limits. State and local authority would be otherwise preserved.
Caps and transparency on siting fees
This bill would limit what cities can charge for siting reviews and right‑of‑way use. Fees would have to be neutral, set in advance, public, and based only on actual, direct costs for review, processing, repairs, and replacement. They would need to separate recurring from one‑time charges and note if a site already has a facility. Fees would be allowed only to the extent permitted by law.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Latta
OH • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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