,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjbj,mr4 
,walberg 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 deployment or modification of a 
communications facility entirely within 
a brownfields site is categorically     
excluded from the requirement to prepare
 certain environmental or historical    
preservation reviews4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,brownfields ,broadband ,deployment     
,act4  #b4 ,application of ,,nepa and   
,,nhpa to brownfields  7a7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 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 service2 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 for the deployment or         
modification of a communications        
facility that is to be carried out      

entirely within a brownfield site 7as   
defined in section #aja of the          
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  
#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja774  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 such  
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