,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aada  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjba,mr4 ,joyce ( ,p5nsylvania         
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 a project = !    
collocation ( a telecommunications      
s]vice facility is n subject to         
requirem5ts to prep>e c]ta9 environm5tal
 or hi/orical pres]vation reviews4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,broadb& ,competition & ,effici5t       
,deploym5t ,act4  #b4 ,application (    
,,nepa & ,,nhpa to collocation (        
telecommunications s]vice facilities    
7a7 ,,nepa exemption ,a cov]$ project   
%all n be subject to ! requirem5ts (    
section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national      
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774  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 section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m 
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#b7      
,cov]$ project ,! t]m cov]$ project     
means a project-- 7,a7 = ! placem5t1    
con/ruction1 or modification ( a        
telecommunications s]vice facility 9 or 
on eligible support infra/ructure2 &    
7,b7 = :i* a p]mit1 lic5se1 or approval 
f ! ,commission is requir$ or t is      
o!rwise subject to ! jurisdiction ( !   
,commission4  7#c7 ,eligible support    
infra/ructure ,! t]m eligible support   
infra/ructure means infra/ructure t     
supports or h\ses a facility =          
communication by wire 7or is design$ to 
& capable ( support+ or h\s+ su* a      
facility7 at ! "t :5 a complete reque/  
to a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or         
in/rum5tality !re( = au?orization to    

place1 con/ruct1 or modify a            
telecommunications s]vice facility 9 or 
on ! infra/ructure is receiv$ by !      
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality4  7#d7 ,/ate  
,! t]m ,/ate means ! #ej ,/ates1 !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! t]ritories &    
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea*    
f$]ally recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe4  7#e7 
,telecommunications s]vice ,! t]m       
telecommunications s]vice has ! mean+   
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( !           
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#f7                  
,telecommunications s]vice facility ,!  
t]m telecommunications s]vice facility  
means a facility = ! provision ( any    
int]/ate or intra/ate telecommunications
 s]vice4