119-hr2817

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2817 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2817

 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 environmental or historical 
 preservation reviews.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 10, 2025

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee 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

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 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 environmental or historical 
 preservation reviews.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Broadband Deployment Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO FLOODPLAINS.

    (a) NEPA Exemption.--A Federal authorization with respect to a 
covered project may not be considered a major Federal action under 

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.--A covered 
project may not be considered an undertaking under 

section 300320 of 
title 54, United States Code.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
 Communications Commission.

    (2) 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) ).

    (3) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means a 
 project--
        (A) for the deployment or modification of a 
 communications facility that is to be carried out 
 entirely within a floodplain (as defined in 

section 9.4 
 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect 
 on the date of the enactment of this Act); and
        (B) for which a permit, license, or approval from 
 the Commission is required or that is otherwise subject 
 to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

    (4) Federal authorization.--The term ``Federal 
 authorization''--
        (A) means any authorization required under Federal 
 law with respect to a covered project; and
        (B) includes any permits, special use 
 authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other 
 approvals as may be required under Federal law with 
 respect to a covered project.
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