Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act”.
Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act
A BILL
To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
Sec. 2 Application of NEPA and NHPA to wireless facilities deployment
Section 6409(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
“(3) Application of NEPA; NHPA
“(A) NEPA exemption—An eligible facilities request shall not be subject to the requirements of 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—An eligible facilities request shall not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United States Code.”