,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbc,mr4   
,griffi? introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,communications ,act ( #aicd to /reaml9e
 sit+ processes = telecommunications    
s]vice facilities1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,b>ri]s & ,regulatory ,ob/acles       
,avoids ,deploym5t ( ,broadb& ,access & 
,ne$s ,d]egulatory ,lead]%ip ,act or !  
,,broadb& ,lead]%ip ,act4  #b4 ,removal 
( b>ri]s to entry ,section #bec ( !     
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bec7 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  #bec4 ,removal ( b>ri]s to     
entry  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no ,/ate or local  
/atute or regulation1 or o!r ,/ate or   
local legal requirem5t1 may prohibit or 
h ! effect ( prohibit+ ! ability ( any  
entity to provide or enhance ! provision
 ( any int]/ate or intra/ate            
telecommunications s]vice4  7b7         

,placem5t1 con/ruction1 or modification 
( telecommunications s]vice facilities  
7#a7 ,prohibition on discrim9ation ,!   
regulation ( ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 or
 modification ( a telecommunications    
s]vice facility by a ,/ate or local     
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( may n    
discrim9ate-- 7,a7 among                
telecommunications s]vice facilities--  
7i7 bas$ on ! te*nology us$ to provide  
s]vices2 or  7ii7 bas$ on ! s]vices     
provid$2 or  7,b7 aga9/                 
telecommunications s]vice facilities1 z 
comp>$ to ! regulation ( ! placem5t1    
con/ruction1 or modification ( o!r      
facilities4  7#b7 ,timeframe to grant or
 d5y reque/s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate or 
local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re(    
%all grant or d5y a complete reque/ =   
au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or     
modify a telecommunications s]vice      
facility n lat] ?an-- 7i7 if ! reque/ is
 = au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or  
modify su* facility 9 or on eligible    
support infra/ructure1 #ij days aft] !  

date on :i* ! complete reque/ is receiv$
 by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality2 or     
7ii7 = any o!r action relat+ to su*     
facility1 #aej days aft] ! date on :i* !
 complete reque/ is receiv$ by !        
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality4  7,b7        
,applicability ,! applicable timeframe  
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all apply          
collectively to all proce$+s1 includ+   
p]mits & au?orizations1 requir$ by a    
,/ate or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality
 !re( = ! approval ( ! reque/4  7,c7 ,no
 toll+ ,a timeframe "u subp>agraph 7,a7 
may n be toll$ by any moratorium1 :e!r  
express or de facto1 impos$ by a ,/ate  
or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( 
on ! submission1 acceptance1 or         
consid]ation ( reque/s = au?orization to
 place1 con/ruct1 or modify a           
telecommunications s]vice facility4     
7#c7 ,deem$ grant$  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a 
,/ate or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality
 !re( has nei!r grant$ nor d5i$ a       
complete reque/ )9 ! applicable         
timeframe "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! reque/    

%all be deem$ grant$ on ! date on :i* ! 
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality receives a    
writt5 notice ( ! failure to grant or   
d5y f ! reque/+ p>ty4  7,b7 ,rule (     
con/ruction ,9 ! case ( a reque/ t is   
deem$ grant$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !     
placem5t1 con/ruction1 or modification  
reque/$ 9 su* reque/ %all be consid]$ to
 be au?oriz$1 )\t any fur!r action by ! 
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality1 beg9n+ on !  
date on :i* su* reque/ is deem$ grant$  
"u su* subp>agraph4  7#d7 ,writt5       
decision & record ,a decision by a ,/ate
 or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re(
 to d5y a reque/ to place1 con/ruct1 or 
modify a telecommunications s]vice      
facility %all be-- 7,a7 9 writ+2  7,b7  
support$ by sub/antial evid5ce conta9$ 9
 a writt5 record2 &  7,c7 publicly      
releas$1 & provid$ to ! reque/+ p>ty1 on
 ! same day su* decision is made4  7#e7 
,fees  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,to ! ext5t p]mitt$
 by law1 a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or   
in/rum5tality !re( may *>ge a fee t     
meets ! requirem5ts "u subp>agraph      

7,b7-- 7i7 to consid] a reque/ =        
au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or     
modify a telecommunications s]vice      
facility2 or  7ii7 = use ( a "r-(-way or
 a facility 9 a "r-(-way own$ or manag$ 
by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality = !      
placem5t1 con/ruction1 or modification (
 a telecommunications s]vice facility4  
7,b7 ,requirem5ts ,a fee *>g$ "u        
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be-- 7i7          
competitively neutral1 te*nology        
neutral1 & nondiscrim9atory2  7ii7      
e/abli%$ 9 advance & publicly disclos$2 
7iii7 calculat$-- 7,i7 bas$ on actual & 
direct co/s =-- 7aa7 review & process+ (
 reque/s2 &  7bb7 repairs & replacem5t  
(-- 7,,aa7 compon5ts & mat]ials result+ 
f & affect$ by ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 
or modification 7includ+ ! in/allation  
or improvem5t7 ( telecommunications     
s]vice facilities2 or 7,,bb7 equipm5t t 
facilitates ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 or 
modification 7includ+ ! in/allation or  
improvem5t7 ( su* facilities2 &  7,,ii7 
us+1 = purposes ( subclause 7,i71 only  

co/s t are objectively reasonable2 &    
7iv7 describ$ to a reque/+ p>ty 9 a     
mann] t di/+ui%es betwe5-- 7,i7         
nonrecurr+ fees & recurr+ fees2 &       
7,,ii7 ! use ( facilities on :i*        
telecommunications s]vice facilities or 
infra/ructure = compatible uses are     
already locat$ & facilities on :i* !re  
are no telecommunications s]vice        
facilities or infra/ructure = compatible
 uses z ( ! date on :i* ! complete      
reque/ is receiv$ by ! gov]nm5t or      
in/rum5tality4  7c7 ,judicial review    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son adv]sely affect$ 
by a ,/ate or local /atute1 regulation1 
or o!r legal requirem5t1 or by a f9al   
action or failure to act by a ,/ate or  
local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re(1 t 
is inconsi/5t ) ?is section may comm5ce 
an action 9 any c\rt ( compet5t         
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,tim+  7,a7 ,exp$it$
 basis ,a c\rt %all he> & decide an     
action comm5c$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 on an   
exp$it$ basis4  7,b7 ,f9al action or    
failure to act ,an action may only be   

comm5c$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 on ! basis ( a 
f9al action or failure to act by a ,/ate
 or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality     
!re(1 if comm5c$ n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] su* action or failure to act4  7d7 
,pres]vation ( ,/ate regulatory au?ority
 ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all affect !      
ability ( a ,/ate to impose1 on a       
competitively neutral & nondiscrim9atory
 basis & consi/5t ) section #bed1       
requirem5ts necess>y to pres]ve &       
advance univ]sal s]vice1 protect !      
public safety & welf>e1 ensure ! cont9u$
 quality ( telecommunications s]vices1 &
 safegu>d ! rights ( consum]s4  7e7     
,pres]vation ( ,/ate & local gov]nm5t   
au?ority ,no?+ 9 ?is section affects !  
au?ority ( a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or 
in/rum5tality !re( to manage1 on a      
competitively neutral & nondiscrim9atory
 basis1 ! public rights-(-way or to     
require1 on a competitively neutral &   
nondiscrim9atory basis1 fair &          
reasonable comp5sation f                
telecommunications provid]s = use (     

public rights-(-way1 if ! comp5sation   
requir$ meets ! requirem5ts ( subsection
 7b77#e74  7f7 ,preemption  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,if1 aft] notice & an opportunity 
= public comm5t1 ! ,commission det]m9es 
t a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or          
in/rum5tality !re( has p]mitt$ or impos$
 a /atute1 regulation1 or legal         
requirem5t t violates or is inconsi/5t )
 ?is section1 ! ,commission %all preempt
 ! en=cem5t ( su* /atute1 regulation1 or
 legal requirem5t to ! ext5t necess>y to
 correct su* violation or inconsi/5cy4  
7#b7 ,tim+ ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft]   
receiv+ a petition = preemption ( !     
en=cem5t ( a /atute1 regulation1 or     
legal requirem5t z describ$ 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,commission %all grant or d5y ! 
petition4  7g7 ,comm]cial mobile s]vice 
provid]s ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all affect
 ! application ( section #ccb7;c77#c7 to
 comm]cial mobile s]vice provid]s4  7h7 
,rural m>kets ,x %all n be a violation (
 ?is section = a ,/ate to require a     
telecommunications c>ri] t seeks to     

provide telephone ex*ange s]vice or     
ex*ange access 9 a s]vice area s]v$ by a
 rural telephone company to meet !      
requirem5ts 9 section #bad7;e77#a7 =    
designation z an eligible               
telecommunications c>ri] = t area be=e  
be+ p]mitt$ to provide su* s]vice4 ,?is 
subsection %all n apply-- 7#a7 to a     
s]vice area s]v$ by a rural telephone   
company t has obta9$ an exemption1      
susp5sion1 or modification ( section    
#bea7;c77#d7 t effectively prev5ts a    
competitor f meet+ ! requirem5ts (      
section #bad7;e77#a72 &  7#b7 to a      
provid] ( comm]cial mobile s]vices4  7i7
 ,:5 reque/ consid]$ complete2 receiv$  
7#a7 ,:5 reque/ consid]$ complete  7,a7 
,9 g5]al ,= ! purposes ( ?is section1 a 
reque/ to a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or  
in/rum5tality !re( %all be consid]$     
complete if ! reque/+ p>ty-- 7i7 has    
tak5 ! fir/ proc$ural /ep )9 ! control (
 ! reque/+ p>ty-- 7,i7 to submit su*    
reque/ 9 accordance ) ! proc$ures       
e/abli%$ by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality 

= ! review & approval ( su* reque/2 or  
7,,ii7 9 ! case ( a gov]nm5t or         
in/rum5tality t has n e/abli%$ specific 
proc$ures = ! review & approval ( su*   
reque/1 to submit to ! gov]nm5t or      
in/rum5tality ! type ( fil+ t is        
typically requir$ to initiate a /&>d    
review = a simil> facility or /ructure2 
&  7ii7 has n receiv$ a writt5 notice f 
! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality )9 #cj days 
aft] ! date on :i* ! reque/ is receiv$  
by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality-- 7,i7   
/at+ t all ! in=mation 7includ+ any =m  
or o!r docum5t7 requir$ by ! gov]nm5t or
 in/rum5tality to be submitt$ = ! reque/
 to be consid]$ complete has n be5      
submitt$2  7,,ii7 id5tify+ ! in=mation  
requir$ to be submitt$ t 0 n submitt$2 &
  7,,iii7 cit+ a specific provision ( a 
publicly available rule1 regulation1 or 
/&>d ( ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality t    
requires ! in=mation id5tifi$ "u        
subclause 7,,ii7 to be submitt$4  7,b7  
,def9ition ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m ! date
 on :i* ! reque/ is receiv$ by !        

gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality means-- 7i7 9 
! case ( a reque/ submitt$              
electronically1 ! date on :i* ! reque/  
is transmitt$2  7ii7 9 ! case ( a reque/
 submitt$ 9 p]son1 ! date on :i* !      
reque/ is deliv]$ to ! individual or at 
! location specifi$ by ! gov]nm5t or    
in/rum5tality = 9-p]son submission2 &   
7iii7 9 ! case ( a reque/ submitt$ 9 any
 o!r mann]1 ! date det]m9$ "u           
regulations promulgat$ by ! ,commission 
= ! mann] 9 :i* ! reque/ is submitt$4   
7#b7 ,:5 complete reque/ consid]$       
receiv$ ,= ! purposes ( ?is section1 a  
complete reque/ %all be consid]$        
receiv$-- 7,a7 except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 on ! date on :i* !    
reque/+ p>ty submits to ! gov]nm5t or   
in/rum5tality all in=mation 7includ+ any
 =m or o!r docum5t7 requir$ by !        
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality to be submitt$
 = ! reque/ to be consid]$ complete2 or 
7,b7 9 ! case ( a reque/ ) respect to   
:i* all su* in=mation is n submitt$ & t 
is consid]$ complete "u p>agraph        

7#a77;,a7 because ! reque/+ p>ty has n  
receiv$ a writt5 notice f ! gov]nm5t or 
in/rum5tality )9 ! p]iod describ$ 9 su* 
p>agraph1 on ! day aft] ! la/ day ( su* 
p]iod4  7j7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,eligible support infra/ructure ,! 
t]m eligible support infra/ructure means
 infra/ructure t supports or h\ses a    
telecommunications s]vice facility 7or t
 is design$ = or 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#b7 ,telecommunications s]vice facility
 ,! t]m telecommunications s]vice       
facility-- 7,a7 means a facility t is   
design$ or us$ to provide or facilitate 
! provision ( any int]/ate or intra/ate 
telecommunications s]vice2 &  7,b7      
includes a facility describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 t is us$ to provide o!r

 s]vices4  4