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This bill, known as the RAPID Act (Reducing Antiquated Permitting for Infrastructure Deployment Act), aims to streamline the deployment of small personal wireless service facilities by exempting them from certain environmental and historical preservation reviews. Specifically, the bill prevents federal agencies from considering small wireless service facility projects as major federal actions requiring detailed environmental impact assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act, and removes the requirement to evaluate these projects as potential historical undertakings. The bill also establishes a presumption regarding interactions between wireless service providers and Indian Tribes during the permitting process, creating a 45-day window during which an Indian Tribe's lack of response will be interpreted as a disclaimer of interest in the project. A small personal wireless service facility is defined as having antennas no larger than 3 cubic feet in volume, excluding wireline backhaul facilities. The legislation seeks to expedite the installation of wireless infrastructure by reducing bureaucratic barriers and review processes, potentially helping to improve wireless service coverage and deployment speed across the United States.

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