,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,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 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* ! reque/ is submitt$ by !   
reque/+ p>ty to ! gov]nm5t or           
in/rum5tality2 or  7ii7 = any o!r action
 relat+ to su* facility1 #aej days aft] 
! date on :i* ! reque/ is submitt$ by ! 
reque/+ p>ty to ! 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         
moritoria ,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,d7 ,toll+ due to incomplet5ess  7i7   
,initial reque/ incomplete ,if1 n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* a       
reque/+ p>ty submits to a ,/ate or local

 gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( a reque/
 = au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or  
modify a telecommunications s]vice      
facility1 ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality   
provides to ! reque/+ p>ty a writt5     
notice describ$ 9 clause 7iii7 ) respect
 to ! reque/1 ! timeframe describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,a7 is toll$ ) respect to !
 reque/ until ! date on :i* ! reque/+   
p>ty submits to ! gov]nm5t or           
in/rum5tality a supplem5tal submission 9
 response to ! notice4  7ii7            
,supplem5tal submission incomplete ,if1 
n lat] ?an #aj days aft] ! date on :i* a
 reque/+ p>ty submits to a ,/ate or     
local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( a  
supplem5tal submission 9 response to a  
writt5 notice describ$ 9 clause 7iii71 !
 gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality provides to !
 reque/+ p>ty a writt5 notice describ$ 9
 clause 7iii7 ) respect to ! supplem5tal
 submission1 ! timeframe "u subp>agraph 
7,a7 is fur!r toll$ until ! date on :i* 
! reque/+ p>ty submits to ! gov]nm5t or 
in/rum5tality a subsequ5t supplem5tal   

submission 9 response to ! notice4      
7iii7 ,writt5 notice describ$ ,! writt5 
notice describ$ 9 ?is clause is1 )      
respect to a reque/ describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a7 or a supplem5tal       
submission describ$ 9 clause 7i7 or 7ii7
 submitt$ to a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t  
or in/rum5tality !re( by a reque/+ p>ty1
 a writt5 notice f ! gov]nm5t or        
in/rum5tality to ! reque/+ p>ty-- 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$2  7,,ii7 id5tify+ ! in=mation 
describ$ 9 subclause 7,i7 t 0 n         
submitt$2 &  7,,iii7 includ+ a citation 
to a specific provision ( a publicly    
available rule1 regulation1 or /&>d     
issu$ by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality    
requir+ t su* in=mation be submitt$ )   
su* a reque/4  7iv7 ,limitation on      
subsequ5t writt5 notice ,if a writt5    
notice provid$ by a ,/ate or local      
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( to a     

reque/+ p>ty "u clause 7ii7 ) respect to
 a supplem5tal submission id5tifies z n 
hav+ be5 submitt$ any in=mation t 0 n   
id5tifi$ z n hav+ be5 submitt$ 9 ! prior
 writt5 notice "u ?is subp>agraph 9     
response to :i* ! supplem5tal submission
 0 submitt$1 ! subsequ5t writt5 notice  
%all be treat$ z n hav+ be5 provid$ to !
 reque/+ p>ty4  7,e7 ,toll+ by mutual   
agreem5t ,! timeframe "u subp>agraph    
7,a7 may be toll$ by mutual agreem5t    
betwe5 ! ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or     
in/rum5tality !re( & ! reque/+ p>ty4    
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 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 directly
 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* ! reque/ is submitt$ by !   
reque/+ p>ty to ! 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]s2 cable op]ators ,no?+ 9 ?is    
section %all affect ! application (     
section #ccb7;c77#c7 to comm]cial mobile
 s]vice provid]s or section #fba to     
cable op]ators4  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]$ submitt$ ,= !      
purposes ( ?is section1 a reque/ to a   
,/ate or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality
 !re( %all be consid]$ submitt$ on !    
date on :i* ! reque/+ p>ty takes ! fir/ 
proc$ural /ep )9 ! control ( ! reque/+  
p>ty-- 7#a7 to submit su* reque/ 9      
accordance ) ! proc$ures e/abli%$ by !  
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality = ! review &  
approval ( su* a reque/2 or  7#b7 9 !   
case ( a gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality t has
 n e/abli%$ specific proc$ures = !      
review & approval ( su* a reque/1 to    
submit to ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality ! 
type ( fil+ t is typically requir$ to   
initiate a /&>d review = a simil>       

facility or /ructure4  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 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     
submitt$ by ! reque/+ p>ty to ! 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