,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjba,mr4  
,da9es 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kelly7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,f$]al ag5cies 
to timely respond to "r-(-way reque/s = 
! build out ( broadb& s]vice1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,accel]at+ ,rural ,broadb& 
,deploym5t ,act4  #b4 ,access to ,f$]al 
rights-(-way = build out ( broadb&      
s]vice  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,broadb& s]vice ,! t]m broadb&     
s]vice means-- 7,a7 any s]vice t has !  
capacity to transmit data to enable us]s
 or devices to orig9ate & receive       
high-quality voice1 data1 graphics1 &   
video2  7,b7 any s]vice by wire or radio
 t provides ! capability to transmit    
data to1 & receive data f1 all or       
sub/antially all int]net endpo9ts-- 7i7 
includ+ any capabilities t are incid5tal

 to1 & enable ! op]ation (1 ! s]vice2 & 
7ii7 exclud+ dial-up int]net access     
s]vice2 or  7,c7 any s]vice t is !      
functional equival5t ( a s]vice describ$
 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74  7#b7      
,executive ag5cy ,! t]m ,executive      
ag5cy-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9   
section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2 &  7,b7 does n include !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 except = ! ,army   
,corps ( ,eng9e]s4  7b7 ,access  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,if an ,executive ag5cy1 a ,/ate1
 a political subdivision or ag5cy ( a   
,/ate1 an ,indian tribal gov]nm5t1 or a 
p]son1 firm1 or organization reque/s    
access to a "r-(-way own$ by ! ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t1 or an in/rum5tality !re(1 9  
ord] to place1 con/ruct1 modify1 or     
op]ate facilities = ! provision (       
broadb& s]vice1 ! ,executive ag5cy hav+ 
control ( ! "r-(-way may grant to !     
applicant1 on behalf ( ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t1 a lic5se ( occupancy au?oriz+
 ! deploym5t ( all equipm5t requir$ to  
deploy broadb& s]vice4  7#b7 ,duration  

,a lic5se ( occupancy issu$ "u ?is      
subsection %all be issu$ ) a duration ( 
n m ?an #cj ye>s & may be automatically 
r5ew$ = additional p]iods ( l duration4 
7#c7 ,fee  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ,executive
 ag5cy %all e/abli% an annual lic5se fee
 = a lic5se ( occupancy issu$ "u ?is    
subsection4  7,b7 ,consid]ations ,9     
e/abli%+ a fee "u subp>agraph 7,a71 an  
,executive ag5cy %all-- 7i7 consid]     
prop]ty valuations bas$ on ! re/rict$ & 
limit$ use nature ( ! und]ly+ p>cel     
7adjac5t comm]cial1 private or multiple 
use prop]ties %all n be us$ = ! purpose 
( det]m9+ comp>able valuations72 &  7ii7
 ! size ( ! portion ( l& reque/$ to     
accommodate ! equipm5t ( ! lic5see t is 
requir$ to deploy broadb& s]vice4  7,c7 
,adju/m5ts ,an annual lic5se fee        
e/abli%$ "u ?is p>agraph may be adju/$1 
n m frequ5tly ?an once e #f ye>s1 to    
reflect ! curr5t valuations ^u r5ewal ( 
su* lic5se4  7#d7 ,rule ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all be con/ru$  
to exempt an ,executive ag5cy f !       

requirem5ts ( division ,a ( subtitle    
,,iii ( title #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
or ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et    
seq474  7c7 ,timely consid]ation (      
applications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#fj days aft] ! date on :i* an          
,executive ag5cy receives a reque/ "u   
subsection 7b71 ! ,executive ag5cy      
%all-- 7,a7 on behalf ( ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t1 grant ! application1 grant ! 
application subject to conditions1 or   
d5y ! application2 &  7,b7 notify !     
applicant ( ! decision ( ! ,executive   
ag5cy "u subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7        
,explanation ( d5ial ,if an ,executive  
ag5cy d5ies an application "u ?is       
subsection1 ! ,executive ag5cy %all     
notify ! applicant 9 writ+ ( su* d5ial1 
:i* %all-- 7,a7 be support$ by          
sub/antial evid5ce conta9$ 9 a writt5   
record2 &  7,b7 include a cle> /atem5t (
 ! reasons = ! d5ial4  7#c7 ,public     
release ( record ,! writt5 record       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 %all be   

made available to ! public on ! date on 
:i* ! writt5 notification is provid$ to 
! applicant "u p>agraph 7#b74  7#d7     
,automatic grant ( reque/ ,if an        
,executive ag5cy fails to act on a      
reque/ receiv$ "u subsection 7b7 by !   
end ( ! #fj-;day p]iod describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! application %all be    
consid]$ grant$4  7d7 ,requirem5t ,any  
regulation issu$ by an ,executive ag5cy 
gov]n+ managem5t ( access to a ,f$]al   
"r-(-way "u ?is section %all-- 7#a7 be  
competitively & te*nologically neutral2 
&  7#b7 apply to all provid]s ( broadb& 
s]vice on a competitively neutral &     
nondiscrim9atory basis4