,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cifj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4 
,dunn of ,florida 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 a project to
 replace or improve a communications    
facility following a major disaster or  
an emergency declared by the ,president 
is not subject to requirements to       
prepare certain environmental or        
historical preservation reviews1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,connecting   
,communities ,post ,disasters ,act of   
#bjbe4  #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 ,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#b7  
,covered project ,the term covered      
project means a project that--  7,a7 is 
to be carried out within an area for    
which the ,president has declared a     
major disaster or an emergency under the
 ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief
 and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db   

,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472  7,b7 is to be
 carried out not later than #e years    
after the date on which the ,president  
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#c7     
,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