,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #h1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,curtis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to all[ c]ta9 ,/ate
 & ,tribal p]mitt+ au?ority to enc\rage 
expansion ( broadb& s]vice to rural &   
,tribal communities1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,rural ,broadb& ,p]mitt+ ,effici5cy   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3  7#a7 ,broadb& project ,! t]m     
broadb& project means an in/allation by 
a broadb& provid] ( wireless or broadb& 
infra/ructure1 includ+ b n limit$ to1   
copp] l9es1 fib] optic l9es1            
communications t[]s1 build+s1 or o!r    
improvem5ts on ,f$]al l&4  7#b7 ,broadb&
 provid] ,! t]m broadb& provid] means a 

provid] ( wireless or broadb&           
infra/ructure t enables a us] to        
orig9ate & receive high-quality voice1  
data1 graphics1 & video                 
telecommunications4  7#c7 ,indian l&s ,!
 t]m ,indian ,l&s means-- 7,a7 any l&   
own$ by an ,indian ,tribe1 locat$ )9 !  
b\nd>ies ( an ,indian res]vation1       
pueblo1 or ran*]ia2 or  7,b7 any l&     
locat$ )9 ! b\nd>ies ( an ,indian       
res]vation1 pueblo1 or ran*]ia1 ! title 
to :i* is held-- 7i7 9 tru/ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates = ! b5efit ( an ,indian ,tribe or
 an individual ,indian2  7ii7 by an     
,indian ,tribe or an individual ,indian1
 subject to re/riction aga9/ ali5ation  
"u laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7iii7 by 
a dep5d5t ,indian community4  7#d7      
,indian ,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe    
means a f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian       
,tribe4  7#e7 ,op]ational "r-(-way ,!   
t]m op]ational "r-(-way means all real  
prop]ty int]e/s 7includ+ easem5ts7      
acquir$ = ! con/ruction or op]ation ( a 
project1 includ+ ! locations ( !        

roadway1 bridges1 int]*anges1 culv]ts1  
dra9age1 cle> zone1 traffic control     
signage1 l&scap+1 copp] & fib] optic    
l9es1 utility %elt]s1 & broadb&         
infra/ructure z in/all$ by broadb&      
provid]s1 & any re/ areas ) direct      
access to a controll$ access highway or 
! ,national ,highway ,sy/em4  7#f7      
,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m ,secret>y      
conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture 7act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice71 ) respect to ,national   
,=e/ ,sy/em l&2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior1 ) respect to l& manag$ by !   
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior 7includ+ l& held 
9 tru/ = an ,indian ,tribe74  #c4 ,/ate 
or ,tribal p]mitt+ au?ority  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ %all e/abli% 
7or 9 ! case :]e bo? ,dep>tm5t ( !      
,int]ior & ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l& w\ld
 be affect$1 %all jo9tly e/abli%7 a     
volunt>y program "u :i* any ,/ate or    
,indian ,tribe may (f]1 & ! ,secret>y   
conc]n$ may agree1 to ent] into a       
memor&um ( und]/&+ to all[ = ! ,/ate or 

,indian ,tribe to prep>e environm5tal   
analyses requir$ "u ! ,national         
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 = ! p]mitt+ (  
broadb& projects )9 an op]ational       
"r-(-way on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&1 l&
 manag$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 &  
,indian ,l&s4 ,"u su* a memor&um (      
und]/&+1 an ,indian ,tribe or ,/ate may 
volunte] to coop]ate ) ! signatories to 
! memor&um 9 ! prep>ation ( ! analyses  
requir$ "u ! ,national ,environm5tal    
,policy ,act ( #aifi4  7b7 ,assumption (
 responsibilities  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9     
ent]+ into a memor&um ( und]/&+ "u ?is  
section1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$ may assign 
to ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe1 & ! ,/ate 
or ,indian ,tribe may agree to assume1  
all or "p ( ! responsibilities ( !      
,secret>y conc]n$ = environm5tal        
analyses "u ! ,national ,environm5tal   
,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#dcba et seq474  7#b7 ,/ate or ,indian  
,tribe responsibility  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a 
,/ate or ,indian ,tribe t assumes any   

responsibility "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be 
subject to ! same proc$ural & sub/antive
 requirem5ts z w\ld apply if !          
responsibility 7 c>ri$ out by !         
,secret>y conc]n$4  7,b7 ,effect (      
assumption ( responsibility ,a ,/ate or 
,indian ,tribe t assumes any            
responsibility1 includ+ f9ancial        
responsibility1 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be
 solely responsible & solely liable =   
c>ry+ out1 9 lieu ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$1
 ! responsibilities assum$ "u t p>agraph
 until ! date on :i* ! program is       
t]m9at$ "u subsection 7g74  7,c7        
,environm5tal review ,a ,/ate or ,indian
 ,tribe t assumes any responsibility "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all comply ) !           
environm5tal review proc$ures "u p>ts   
#aejj-aejh ( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al  
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 & ! regulations ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$4 
7#c7 ,f$]al responsibility ,any         
responsibility ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t is n         
explicitly assum$ by ! ,/ate or ,indian 

,tribe 9 ! memor&um ( und]/&+ %all rema9
 ! responsibility ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$4
  7c7 ,(f] & notification ,a ,/ate or   
,indian ,tribe t int5ds to (f] to ent]  
into a memor&um ( und]/&+ "u ?is section
 %all provide to ! ,secret>y conc]n$    
notice ( ! int5t ( ! ,/ate or ,indian   
,tribe n lat] ?an #ij days be=e ! date  
on :i* ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe submits
 a =mal writt5 (f] to ! ,secret>y       
conc]n$4  7d7 ,tribal consultation ,)9  
#ij days ( ent]+ into any memor&um (    
und]/&+ ) a ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y conc]n$  
%all initiate consultation ) relevant   
,indian ,tribes4  7e7 ,memor&um (       
und]/&+ ,a memor&um ( und]/&+ ent]$ into
 "u ?is section %all--  7#a7 be execut$ 
by ! ,gov]nor or ! ,gov]nor's designee1 
or 9 ! case ( an ,indian ,tribe1 by an  
(fic] designat$ by ! gov]n+ body ( !    
,indian ,tribe2  7#b7 be = a t]m n to   
exce$ #aj ye>s2  7#c7 be 9 su* =m z !   
,secret>y conc]n$ may prescribe2  7#d7  
provide t ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe--   
7,a7 agrees to assume all or "p ( !     

responsibilities ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$  
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a72  7,b7    
expressly cons5ts1 includ+ ?r\gh !      
adoption ( express waiv]s ( sov]eign    
immunity1 on behalf ( ! ,/ate or ,indian
 ,tribe1 to accept ! jurisdiction ( !   
,f$]al c\rts = ! compliance1 dis*>ge1 & 
en=cem5t ( any responsibility ( !       
,secret>y conc]n$ assum$ by ! ,/ate or  
,indian ,tribe2  7,c7 c]tify t ,/ate    
laws & regulations1 ) respect to ,/ates1
 or ,tribal laws & regulations1 )       
respect to ,indian ,tribes1 are 9 effect
 t-- 7i7 au?orize ! ,/ate or ,indian    
,tribe to take ! actions necess>y to    
c>ry out ! responsibilities be+ assum$2 
&  7ii7 are comp>able to section #eeb ( 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includ+  
provid+ t any decision reg>d+ ! public  
availability ( a docum5t "u ! ,/ate laws
 is reviewable by a c\rt ( compet5t     
jurisdiction2  7,d7 agrees to ma9ta9 !  
f9ancial res\rces necess>y to c>ry out !
 responsibilities be+ assum$2  7,e7     
agrees to provide to ! ,secret>y conc]n$

 any in=mation ! ,secret>y conc]n$      
consid]s necess>y to ensure t ! ,/ate or
 ,indian ,tribe is adequately c>ry+ out 
! responsibilities assign$ to & assum$  
by ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe2  7,f7     
agrees to return rev5ues g5]at$ f ! use 
( public l&s au?oriz$ "u ?is section to 
! ,unit$ ,/ates annually1 9 accordance )
 ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy ,managem5t ,act ( 
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472 &  
7,g7 agrees to s5d a copy ( all au?oriz+
 docum5ts to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = prop]    
notation & recordkeep+2  7#e7 prioritize
 & exp$ite any analyses "u ! ,national  
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 "u ! memor&um (
 und]/&+2  7#f7 n be grant$ to a ,/ate  
on ,indian ,l&s )\t ! cons5t ( !        
relevant ,indian ,tribe2 &  7#g7 n be   
grant$ to an ,indian ,tribe on ,/ate l&s
 )\t ! cons5t ( ! relevant ,/ate4  7f7  
,limitation ,no?+ 9 ?is section p]mits a
 ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe to assume--    
7#a7 any rulemak+ au?ority ( ! ,secret>y
 conc]n$ "u any ,f$]al law2 &  7#b7     

,f$]al ,gov]nm5t responsibilities =     
gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t consultation )     
,indian ,tribes4  7g7 ,t]m9ation  7#a7  
,t]m9ation by ! ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y  
conc]n$ may t]m9ate ! p>ticipation ( any
 ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe 9 ! program    
e/abli%$ "u ?is section if--  7,a7 !    
,secret>y conc]n$ det]m9es t ! ,/ate or 
,indian ,tribe is n adequately c>ry+ out
 ! responsibilities assign$ to & assum$ 
by ! ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe2  7,b7 !   
,secret>y conc]n$ provides to ! ,/ate or
 ,indian ,tribe--  7i7 notification ( ! 
det]m9ation ( noncompliance2 &  7ii7 a  
p]iod ( at lea/ #cj days dur+ :i* to    
take su* corrective action z ! ,secret>y
 conc]n$ det]m9es is necess>y to comply 
) ! applicable agreem5t2 &  7,c7 ! ,/ate
 or ,indian ,tribe1 aft] ! notification 
& p]iod provid$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71    
fails to take satisfactory corrective   
action1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y        
conc]n$4  7#b7 ,t]m9ation by ! ,/ate or 
,indian ,tribe ,a ,/ate or ,indian      
,tribe may t]m9ate ! p>ticipation ( !   

,/ate or ,indian ,tribe 9 ! program     
e/abli%$ "u ?is section at any "t by    
provid+ to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ a notice 
( int5t to t]m9ate by n lat] ?an ! date 
t is #ij days be=e ! date ( t]m9ation4  
7#c7 ,t]m9ation ( memor&um ( und]/&+ )  
,/ate or ,indian ,tribe ,a ,/ate or an  
,indian ,tribe may t]m9ate a jo9t       
memor&um ( und]/&+ "u ?is section at any
 "t by provid+ to ! ,secret>y conc]n$ a 
notice ( int5t to t]m9ate by no lat] ?an
 ! date t is #ij days be=e ! date (     
t]m9ation4  #d4 ,f$]al broadb& p]mit    
coord9ation  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!         
,secret>y conc]n$ %all e/abli% a broadb&
 p]mit /reaml9+ team compris$ ( qualifi$
 /aff "u subsection 7b77#d7 9 ea* ,/ate 
or regional (fice t has be5 delegat$    
responsibility = issu+ p]mits = broadb& 
projects4  7b7 ,memor&um ( und]/&+  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
conc]n$1 9 consultation ) ! ,national   
,conf]5ce ( ,/ate ,hi/oric ,pres]vation 
,(fic]s & ! ,national ,tribal ,hi/oric  

,pres]vation ,(fic]s ,association1 %all 
ent] into a memor&um ( und]/&+ to c>ry  
out ?is section )-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture or ( ! ,int]ior1 z         
appropriate2  7,b7 ! ,director ( !      
,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs2 &  7,c7 !   
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice4  7#b7 ,purpose ,!    
purpose ( ! memor&um ( und]/&+ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 is to coord9ate & exp$ite 
p]mitt+ decisions = broadb& projects4   
7#c7 ,/ate or ,tribal p>ticipation ,!   
,secret>y conc]n$ may reque/ t !        
,gov]nor ( any ,/ate or ! (fic]         
designat$ by ! gov]n+ body ( ! ,indian  
,tribe ) "o or m broadb& projects be a  
p>ty to ! memor&um ( und]/&+ "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7#d7 ,designation ( qualifi$    
/aff  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days
 aft] ! date ( entrance into ! memor&um 
( und]/&+ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! head ( ea*
 ,f$]al ag5cy t is a p>ty to ! memor&um 
( und]/&+ 7o!r ?an ! ,secret>y conc]n$7 
may1 if ! head ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy det]m9es
 x to be appropriate1 designate to ea*  

,/ate or regional (fice an employee ( t 
,f$]al ag5cy ) exp]tise 9 regulatory    
issues relat+ to t ,f$]al ag5cy1        
includ+1 z applicable1 p>ticul> exp]tise
 9-- 7i7 plann+ "u ! ,=e/ & ,rangel&    
,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afjj et seq47 & plann+ 
"u ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy ,managem5t ,act 
( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472  
7ii7 ! prep>ation ( analyses "u !       
,national ,environm5tal ,policy ,act (  
#aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 or 
7iii7 consultation & ! prep>ation (     
biological op9ions "u section #g ( !    
,endang]$ ,species ,act ( #aigc 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #aecf74  7,b7 ,duties ,ea*    
employee designat$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all-- 7i7 be responsible = any issue   
relat+ to any broadb& project )9 !      
jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or regional (fice
 "u ! au?ority ( ! ,f$]al ag5cy f :i* ! 
employee is assign$2  7ii7 p>ticipate z 
"p ( ! team ( p]sonnel work+ on "o or m 
propos$ broadb& projects1 includ+ plann+
 & environm5tal analyses2 &  7iii7 s]ve 

z ! designat$ po9t ( contact ) any      
applicable ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe t    
assumes any responsibility "u section   
#c7;b77#a7 relat+ to any issue describ$ 
9 clause 7i74