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A bill to streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1988| Senate 
| Updated: 10/19/2017
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 or the SPEED Act This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions, including granting a covered easement, placement and installation of a small wireless facility, and placement and installation of a wireless service facility located in an existing public right-of-way, from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report about challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on federal land, and to provide recommendations for how Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can address such challenges and reduce delays identified in the report. The FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee's Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group must submit a report analyzing the challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on federal land, including whether it is necessary to develop: (1) standard procedures for communications facility installation siting, (2) methods that federal agencies may use to identify and report on coverage gaps and deficiencies in communications facility installation siting, and (3) procedures for creating and maintaining a publicly accessible inventory of space that can be used to attach or install communications facility installations.
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Timeline
Oct 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • October 19, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 19, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4842: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the Federal Communications Commission is not required to perform any review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of a communications facility, and for other purposes.
Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communication

A bill to streamline broadband infrastructure permitting on established public rights-of-way, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-1988| Senate 
| Updated: 10/19/2017
Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2017 or the SPEED Act This bill exempts certain broadband infrastructure project actions, including granting a covered easement, placement and installation of a small wireless facility, and placement and installation of a wireless service facility located in an existing public right-of-way, from environmental review requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report about challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on federal land, and to provide recommendations for how Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can address such challenges and reduce delays identified in the report. The FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee's Streamlining Federal Siting Working Group must submit a report analyzing the challenges to and administrative delays in efficiently siting communications facility installations on federal land, including whether it is necessary to develop: (1) standard procedures for communications facility installation siting, (2) methods that federal agencies may use to identify and report on coverage gaps and deficiencies in communications facility installation siting, and (3) procedures for creating and maintaining a publicly accessible inventory of space that can be used to attach or install communications facility installations.
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Timeline
Oct 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Oct 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  • October 19, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • October 19, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (3)
Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Pat Roberts (Republican)

Environment and Public Works Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4842: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the Federal Communications Commission is not required to perform any review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of a communications facility, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment studies and investigationsInfrastructure developmentInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaTelephone and wireless communication