,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mrs4 
,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = 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      
provide t con/ruction1 rebuild+1 or     
h>d5+ ( communications facilities foll[+
 a major em]g5cy decl>$ by a ,gov]nor   
relat+ to a wildfire is categorically   
exclud$ f ! requirem5t to prep>e c]ta9  
environm5tal or hi/orical pres]vation   
reviews4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,wildfire ,wireless         
,resili5cy ,act4  #b4 ,application (    
,,nepa & ,,nhpa to cov]$ communications 
projects  7a7 ,,nepa categorical        
exclusion  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$       
project %all be categorically exclud$ f 
! requirem5t to prep>e an environm5tal  

assessm5t or an environm5tal impact     
/atem5t "u section #ajb ( ! ,national   
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb74  7#b7 ,relation to    
extraord9>y circum/ances proc$ures ,!   
use ( ! categorical exclusion "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be consid]$ to     
include extraord9>y circum/ances "u     
section #bbj4f ( title #cf1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations1 or section #aejh4d 
( title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations
 7or any successor to ^? regulations74  
7b7 ,national hi/oric pres]vation act   
exemption ,a cov]$ project %all n be    
consid]$ an und]tak+ "u section #cjjcbj 
( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,communications facility ,! t]m         
communications facility includes-- 7,a7 
any wireless or wirel9e infra/ructure = 
! transmission ( writ+1 signs1 signals1 
data1 images1 pictures1 or s\nds ( all  
k9ds2  7,b7 any transmitt+ device1 t[]1 
or support /ructure1 & any equipm5t1    
swit*es1 wir+1 cabl+1 p[] s\rces1       

%elt]s1 or cab9ets1 associat$ ) !       
provision ( communications s]vices2 &   
7,c7 any ant5na or app>atus t-- 7i7 is  
design$ = ! purpose ( emitt+ radio      
frequ5cy2  7ii7 is design$ to be op]at$1
 or is op]at+1 f a fix$ location2 &     
7iii7 is add$ to a t[]1 build+1 or o!r  
/ructure4  7#b7 ,communications s]vice  
,! t]m communications s]vice means a    
s]vice = ! transmission ( writ+1 signs1 
signals1 data1 images1 pictures1 or     
s\nds ( all k9ds4  7#c7 ,cov]$ project  
,! t]m cov]$ project means a project t--
 7,a7 is to be c>ri$ out entirely )9 an 
area = :i* a ,gov]nor has decl>$ a major
 disa/] or an em]g5cy relat$ to a       
wildfire2  7,b7 is to be c>ri$ out n    
lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! date ! ,gov]nor 
made su* decl>ation2 &  7,c7 replaces a 
communications facility damag$ by su*   
disa/] or em]g5cy or makes improvem5ts  
to a communications facility 9 su* area 
t c\ld reasonably be consid]$ z necess>y
 = recov]y f su* disa/] or em]g5cy or to
 prev5t or mitigate future disa/]s or   

em]g5cies4