,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gceg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,johnson of ,ohio 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 a request   
for the collocation of a personal       
wireless service facility is            
categorically excluded from the         
requirement to prepare certain          
environmental or historical preservation
 reviews4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,wireless ,broadband
 ,competition and ,efficient ,deployment
 ,act4  #b4 ,categorical exclusion from 
,,nepa and ,,nhpa for wireless          
collocations  7a7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,covered project ,the term

 covered project means the placement1   
modification1 or construction of an     
eligible personal wireless facility that
 exists at the time at which a complete 
request for such authorization is filed 
with a ,state or local government or    
instrumentality thereof4  7#b7 ,eligible
 personal wireless service facility ,the
 term eligible personal wireless service
 facility means any antenna1 apparatus1 
transmitting device1 and any equipment1 
switches1 wiring1 cabling1 power        
sources1 shelters1 or cabinets1 for the 
provision of personal wireless service4 
7#c7 ,personal wireless service ,the    
term personal wireless service means--  
7,a7 commercial mobile service 7as      
defined in section #ccb7;d7 of the      
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;d7772  7,b7 commercial  
mobile data service 7as defined in      
section #fjja of the ,middle ,class ,tax
 ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of     
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja772  7,c7     
unlicensed wireless service2 and  7,d7  

common carrier wireless exchange access 
service4  7#d7 ,state ,the term ,state  
means the #ej ,states1 the ,district of 
,columbia1 the territories and          
possessions of the ,united ,states1 and 
each federally recognized ,indian       
,tribe4  7b7 ,,nepa categorical         
exclusion  7#a7 ,in general ,a covered  
project subject to the approval of the  
,commission shall be categorically      
excluded from the requirement to prepare
 an environmental assessment or an      
environmental impact statement under    
section #ajb of the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74  7#b7 ,relation  
to extraordinary circumstances          
procedures ,the use of the categorical  
exclusion under paragraph 7#a7 shall not
 be considered to include extraordinary 
circumstances under section #bbj4f of   
title #cf1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or section #aejh4d of     
title #dj1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any successor to those 

regulations74  7c7 ,national ,historic  
,preservation ,act exemption ,a covered 
project for which the ,commission is    
required to issue a permit or that is   
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of
 the ,commission shall not be considered
 an undertaking under section #cjjcbj of
 title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4