,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,olson introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide that the ,federal
 ,communications ,commission and        
communications service providers        
regulated by the ,commission under the  
,communications ,act of #aicd shall not 
be subject to certain provisions of the 
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi and the ,national ,historic      
,preservation ,act with respect to the  
construction1 rebuilding1 or hardening  
of communications facilities following a
 major disaster or an emergency declared
 by the ,president1 and for other       

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,connecting         
,communities ,post ,disasters ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,application of ,,nepa and  
,,nhpa to covered communications        
projects  7a7 ,,nepa considerations ,the
 ,federal ,communications ,commission   
shall treat covered projects as a class 
of action categorically excluded under  
section #aejh4d of title #dj1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulation71 from any requirement to    
prepare an environmental assessment or  
environmental impact statement under    
section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national   
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774  7b7     
,national historic preservation         
considerations ,section #cjfajh of title
 #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall not  
apply with respect to a covered project 
for which the ,federal ,communications  
,commission is required to issue a      
permit or that is otherwise subject to  
the jurisdiction of the ,federal        

,communications ,commission4  7c7       
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,communications facility ,the term      
communications facility includes--  7,a7
 any wireless or wireline infrastructure
 for the transmission of writing1 signs1
 signals1 data1 images1 pictures1 or    
sounds of all kinds2  7,b7 any          
transmitting device1 tower1 or support  
structure1 and any equipment1 switches1 
wiring1 cabling1 power sources1         
shelters1 or cabinets1 associated with  
the provision of communications         
services2 and  7,c7 any antenna or      
apparatus that-- 7i7 is designed for the
 purpose of emitting radio frequency2   
7ii7 is designed to be operated1 or is  
operating1 from a fixed location2 and   
7iii7 is added to a tower1 building1 or 
other structure4  7#b7 ,communications  
service ,the term communications service
 means a service for the transmission of
 writing1 signs1 signals1 data1 images1 
pictures1 or sounds of all kinds4  7#c7 
,covered project ,the term covered      

project means a project that-- 7,a7 is  
to be carried out within an area for    
which the ,president has declared a     
major disaster or an emergency under the
 ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief
 and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472  7,b7 is to be
 carried out not later than #e years    
after the date that the ,president made 
such declaration2 and  7,c7 replaces a  
communications facility damaged by such 
disaster or emergency or makes          
improvements to a communications        
facility in such area that could        
reasonably be considered as necessary   
for recovery from such disaster or      
emergency or to prevent or mitigate     
future disasters or emergencies4