,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mrs4
 ,rodgers of ,washington 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             
construction1 rebuilding1 or hardening  
of communications facilities following a
 major emergency declared by a ,governor
 relating to a wildfire is categorically
 excluded from the requirement to       
prepare certain environmental or        
historical preservation reviews4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,wildfire ,wireless ,resiliency     
,act4  #b4 ,application of ,,nepa and   
,,nhpa to covered communications        
projects  7a7 ,,nepa categorical        

exclusion  7#a7 ,in general ,a covered  
project 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  7b7 ,national historic   
preservation act exemption ,a covered   
project shall not be considered an      
undertaking under section #cjjcbj of    
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4  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 entirely within an    
area for which a ,governor has declared 
a major disaster or an emergency related

 to a wildfire2  7,b7 is to be carried  
out not later than #e years after the   
date the ,governor 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