Bill > HR6488

This bill, the Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020, aims to exempt certain communications facilities from review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental laws when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is granting permits. Specifically, the bill states that the FCC shall not be required to perform any NEPA or historic preservation review as a condition of permitting the placement and installation of a communications facility that meets certain criteria, such as being located within a public right-of-way and not exceeding specific height limits. The bill also exempts the granting of certain easements on federal property for communications facilities from NEPA review if an easement has already been granted for another communications or utility facility on the same property. The purpose of this legislation is to streamline the permitting process for broadband infrastructure deployment.