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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 2289
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 preserva-
tion reviews.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH24, 2025
Mr. C
ARTERof Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee 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
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Proportional Reviews 4
for Broadband Deployment Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO WIRELESS 1
FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT. 2
Section 6409(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief 3
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(a)(3)) is 4
amended to read as follows: 5
‘‘(3) A
PPLICATION OF NEPA; NHPA.— 6
‘‘(A) NEPA
EXEMPTION.—A Federal au-7
thorization with respect to an eligible facilities 8
request may not be considered a major Federal 9
action under section 102(2)(C) of the National 10
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 11
4332(2)(C)). 12
‘‘(B) N
ATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION 13
ACT EXEMPTION.—An eligible facilities request 14
may not be considered an undertaking under 15
section 300320 of title 54, United States Code. 16
‘‘(C) F
EDERAL AUTHORIZATION DE -17
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘Federal 18
authorization’— 19
‘‘(i) means any authorization required 20
under Federal law with respect to an eligi-21
ble facilities request; and 22
‘‘(ii) includes any permits, special use 23
authorizations, certifications, opinions, or 24
other approvals as may be required under 25
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Federal law with respect to an eligible fa-1
cilities request.’’. 2
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