,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cifj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbe,mr4  
,dunn ( ,florida introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = 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      
provide t a project to replace or       
improve a communications facility foll[+
 a major disa/] or an em]g5cy decl>$ by 
! ,presid5t is n subject to requirem5ts 
to prep>e c]ta9 environm5tal or         
hi/orical pres]vation reviews1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,connect+ ,communities ,po/
 ,disa/]s ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4            
,application ( ,,nepa & ,,nhpa to cov]$ 
communications projects  7a7 ,,nepa     
exemption ,a ,f$]al au?orization )      
respect to a cov]$ project may n be     
consid]$ a major ,f$]al action "u       

section #ajb7b77;,c7 ( ! ,national      
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dccb7b77;,c774  7b7 ,national
 ,hi/oric ,pres]vation ,act exemption ,a
 cov]$ project may n be consid]$ an     
und]tak+ "u section #cjjcbj ( title #ed1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,communications   
facility ,! t]m communications facility 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m communications   
facility in/allation 9 section #fdji7;d7
 ( ! ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief & ,job 
,creation ,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4   
#adee7;d774  7#b7 ,cov]$ project ,! t]m 
cov]$ project means a project t--  7,a7 
is to be c>ri$ out )9 an area = :i* !   
,presid5t has decl>$ a major disa/] or  
an em]g5cy "u ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d       
,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq472     
7,b7 is to be c>ri$ out n lat] ?an #e   
ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t made
 su* decl>ation2 &  7,c7 replaces a     
communications facility damag$ by su*   
disa/] or em]g5cy or makes improvem5ts  

to a communications facility 9 su* area 
t c\ld reasonably be consid]$ z necess>y
 = recov]y f su* disa/] or em]g5cy or to
 prev5t or mitigate any future disa/] or
 em]g5cy4  7#c7 ,f$]al au?orization ,!  
t]m ,f$]al au?orization--  7,a7 means   
any au?orization requir$ "u ,f$]al law )
 respect to a cov]$ project2 &  7,b7    
includes any p]mits1 special use        
au?orizations1 c]tifications1 op9ions1  
or o!r approvals z may be requir$ "u    
,f$]al law ) respect to a cov]$ project4