Bill > HR1067

This bill, the Standard FEES Act (Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act), aims to streamline the process for considering applications to place communications facilities on federal government-owned buildings and property. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Administrator of General Services to establish a common fee schedule for processing these applications, based on direct and actual cost recovery and in a competitively neutral manner. 2. Allowing the Administrator to establish exceptions to the fee amounts in consideration of public benefit or to expand wireless and broadband coverage. 3. Specifying that any fees collected can only be used by the relevant federal agency to cover the costs of granting the easement, right-of-way, or lease. 4. Requiring the Administrator to establish the fee schedule within 30 days of the bill's enactment. The goal of this bill is to create a standardized and efficient process for approving the placement of communications infrastructure on federal property, while ensuring that the fees charged are fair and support the expansion of wireless and broadband services.