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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 2817
To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communica-
tions facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements
to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL10, 2025
Mr. B
ILIRAKISintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 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 a project for the deployment or modification
of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain
is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environ-
mental 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 ‘‘Coastal Broadband 4
Deployment Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO 1
FLOODPLAINS. 2
(a) NEPA E
XEMPTION.—A Federal authorization 3
with respect to a covered project may not be considered 4
a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the Na-5
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 6
4332(2)(C)). 7
(b) N
ATIONALHISTORICPRESERVATIONACTEX-8
EMPTION.—A covered project may not be considered an 9
undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, United 10
States Code. 11
(c) D
EFINITIONS.—In this section: 12
(1) C
OMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 13
means the Federal Communications Commission. 14
(2) C
OMMUNICATIONS FACILITY .—The term 15
‘‘communications facility’’ has the meaning given the 16
term ‘‘communications facility installation’’ in sec-17
tion 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 18
Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)). 19
(3) C
OVERED PROJECT .—The term ‘‘covered 20
project’’ means a project— 21
(A) for the deployment or modification of 22
a communications facility that is to be carried 23
out entirely within a floodplain (as defined in 24
section 9.4 of title 44, Code of Federal Regula-25
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tions, as in effect on the date of the enactment 1
of this Act); and 2
(B) for which a permit, license, or approval 3
from the Commission is required or that is oth-4
erwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-5
mission. 6
(4) F
EDERAL AUTHORIZATION .—The term 7
‘‘Federal authorization’’— 8
(A) means any authorization required 9
under Federal law with respect to a covered 10
project; and 11
(B) includes any permits, special use au-12
thorizations, certifications, opinions, or other 13
approvals as may be required under Federal law 14
with respect to a covered project. 15
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