Bill > HR1056

This bill, the Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, aims to streamline the deployment of wireless broadband infrastructure by exempting certain "covered projects" (the collocation or modification of eligible personal wireless service facilities) from the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The key provisions of the bill are: (1) a NEPA exemption, which means these covered projects would not be subject to the environmental review requirements of NEPA; and (2) an NHPA exemption, which means these covered projects would not be considered "undertakings" subject to NHPA review. The bill defines the key terms, including "covered project," "eligible personal wireless service facility," and "personal wireless services," which includes commercial mobile data service.