,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ae1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington 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 construction1 rebuilding1 or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildfire ,communications ,resiliency ,act4 #b4 ,application of ,,nepa and ,,nhpa to covered communications projects 7a7 ,,nepa exemption ,a ,federal authorization with respect to a covered project may not be considered a major ,federal action under section #ajb7b77;,c7 of the ,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774 7b7 ,national historic preservation act exemption ,a covered project may not be considered an undertaking under section #cjjcbj of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,chief ,executive ,the term ,chief ,executive has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74 7#b7 ,communications facility ,the term communications facility has the meaning given the term communications facility installation in section #fdji7;d7 of the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adee7;d774 7#c7 ,covered project ,the term covered project means a project that-- 7,a7 is to be carried out entirely within an area for which the ,president1 the ,governor of a ,state1 or the ,chief ,executive of an ,indian tribal government has declared a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire2 7,b7 is to be carried out not later than #e years after the date on which the ,president1 ,governor1 or ,chief ,executive made such declaration2 and 7,c7 replaces a communications facility damaged by such disaster or emergency or makes improvements to a communications facility in such area that could reasonably be considered as necessary for recovery from such disaster or emergency or to prevent or mitigate any future disaster or emergency4 7#d7 ,emergency ,the term emergency means-- 7,a7 in the case of an emergency declared by the ,president1 an emergency declared by the ,president under section #eja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia72 and 7,b7 in the case of an emergency declared by the ,governor of a ,state or the ,chief ,executive of an ,indian tribal government1 any occasion or instance with respect to which the ,governor or ,chief ,executive declares that an emergency exists 7or makes a similar declaration7 under ,state or ,tribal law 7as the case may be74 7#e7 ,federal authorization ,the term ,federal authorization-- 7,a7 means any authorization required under ,federal law with respect to a covered project2 and 7,b7 includes any permits1 special use authorizations1 certifications1 opinions1 or other approvals as may be required under ,federal law with respect to a covered project4 7#f7 ,governor ,the term ,governor means the chief executive of any ,state4 7#g7 ,indian tribal government ,the term ,indian tribal government has the meaning given such term in section #ajb of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74 7#h7 ,major disaster ,the term major disaster means-- 7,a7 in the case of a major disaster declared by the ,president1 a major disaster declared by the ,president under section #dja of the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj72 and 7,b7 in the case of a major disaster declared by the ,governor of a ,state or the ,chief ,executive of an ,indian tribal government1 any occasion or instance with respect to which the ,governor or ,chief ,executive declares that a disaster exists 7or makes a similar declaration7 under ,state or ,tribal law 7as the case may be74 7#i7 ,state ,the term ,state means each ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and each territory or possession of the ,united ,states4