,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #b1 #bjbd,mr4    
,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,bacon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture1 = 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 /reaml9e !      
p]mitt+ process = communications        
infra/ructure on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em  
l&s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be  
cit$ z ! ,facilitat+ ,optimal & ,rapid  
,expansion & ,sit+ ( ,telecommunications
 ,act or ! ,,=e/ ,act4  #b4 ,exemption =
 previ\sly analyz$ areas ( ,national    
,=e/ ,sy/em l&s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
requirem5ts "u ! ,national ,environm5tal
 ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#dcba et seq47 or division ,a ( subtitle
 #ed1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply 
to an application = a communications use

 au?orization on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em  
l&s1 includ+ ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s  
on :i* au?oriz$ utilities1              
communications facilities1 p[]l9e       
facilities or roads h be5 in/all$1 if-- 
7#a7 ! communications equipm5t is locat$
 9 or on exi/+ infra/ructure2 or  7#b7 !
 communications facility is locat$ on   
previ\sly analyz$ areas ( ,national ,=e/
 ,sy/em l&s4  7b7 ,no additional        
consultation requir$ "u c]ta9           
circum/ances ,not)/&+ any o!r provision 
( law1 ! ,secret>y %all n be requir$ to 
re9itiate consultation ( ! requirem5ts  
"u ! ,national ,environm5tal ,policy    
,act ( #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et    
seq47 or division ,a ( subtitle #ed1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = an application = 
a communications use au?orization on    
previ\sly analyz$ areas ( ,national ,=e/
 ,sy/em l&s if new in=mation conc]n+ a  
previ\sly analyz$ area ( ,national ,=e/ 
,s]vice l& becomes available4  7c7      
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,communications facility2 communications

 use au?orization ,! t]ms communications
 facility & communications use          
au?orization h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms1    
respectively1 9 section #hgje ( !       
,agriculture ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah   
7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agfa;a74  7#b7          
,previ\sly analyz$ areas ( national =e/ 
sy/em l&s ,! t]m previ\sly analyz$ areas
 ( ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s means any  
,national ,=e/ ,s]vice l& ) respect to  
:i* ! ,secret>y has--  7,a7 grant$1     
issu$1 & execut$ a communications use   
au?orization2 &  7,b7 conduct$ suffici5t
 environm5tal or hi/orical reviews4     
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4