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H.R. 5419 — what changed

Enhancing Administrative Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Ensuring timely review of broadband land use authorizations

(a)
Study and report—
(1)
Study— The Secretaries concerned shall each conduct, with respect to the relevant covered department, a study to determine—
(A)
changed if there are programmatic or administrative barriers to the timely review of requests for communications broadband land use authorizations;
(B)
changed if there are revisions to rules or regulations that could be implemented to improve efficiency with respect to reviewing requests for communications broadband land use authorizations; and
(C)
changed if there are processes for prioritizing the review of requests for communications broadband land use authorizations.
(2)
Report— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that—
(A)
describes the results of the studies conducted under paragraph (1), including any barriers, revisions, or processes identified under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of such paragraph; and
(B)
changed includes a plan for providing, with respect to the organizational units of the relevant covered departments, the staffing necessary to ensure timely review of communications broadband land use authorizations.
(b)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
changed Appropriate congressional committees— The term appropriate congressional committees means—means the—
(A)
changed the Committee Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives;Representatives; and
(B)
changed the Committee Committees on Natural Resources Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works of the House of Representatives;Senate.
(C)
removed the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(D)
removed the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
(2)
changed Communications facility—Broadband land use authorization— The term communications facility has the meaning given the term communications facility installation in section 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)).broadband land use authorization means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization—
(3)
removed Communications use— The term communications use means the placement and operation of a communications facility.
(4)
removed Communications use authorization— The term communications use authorization means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization—
(A)
renumbered was (3)(6)(3) provided by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture;
(B)
renumbered was (3)(6)(4) to locate or modify a communications facility on covered land; and
(C)
renumbered was (3)(6)(5) for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of such covered land for communications use.
(3)
added Communications facility— The term communications facility has the meaning given the term communications facility installation in section 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)).
(4)
added Communications use— The term communications use means the placement and operation of a communications facility.
(5)
Covered land— The term covered land means—
(A)
public lands; and
(B)
National Forest System land.
(6)
National Forest System— The term National Forest System has the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
(7)
Organizational unit— The term organizational unit means—
(A)
with respect to the Department of the Interior—
(i)
a State office of the Bureau of Land Management;
(ii)
removed a regional office of the Bureau of Land Management;
(ii)
renumbered was (3)(9)(3)(4) a district office of the Bureau of Land Management; or
(iii)
renumbered was (3)(9)(3)(5) a field office of the Bureau of Land Management; and
(B)
with respect to the Department of Agriculture—
(i)
a regional office of the Forest Service;
(ii)
a management unit of the Forest Service; or
(iii)
a ranger district office of the Forest Service.
(8)
Public lands— The term public lands has the meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
(9)
Relevant covered department— The term relevant covered department means—
(A)
with respect to the Secretary of the Interior, the Department of the Interior; and
(B)
with respect to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Department of Agriculture.
(10)
Secretaries concerned— The term Secretaries concerned means—
(A)
the Secretary of the Interior; and
(B)
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.