,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eadg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #d1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,latta 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 = p]sonal       
wireless s]vice facilities1 includ+     
small p]sonal wireless s]vice           
facilities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,w9n+ !
 ,int]national ,race = ,economic        
,lead]%ip & ,exp&+ ,s]vice to ,support  
,lead]%ip ,act or ! ,,wireless ,lead]%ip
 ,act4  #b4 ,pres]vation ( local zon+   
au?ority ,section #ccb7;c7 ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ccb7;c77 is am5d$ by /rik+   
p>agraph 7#g7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#g7  
,pres]vation ( local zon+ au?ority  7,a7
 ,g5]al au?ority ,except z provid$ 9 ?is
 p>agraph1 no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all limit or
 affect ! au?ority ( a ,/ate or local   
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( ov]      

decisions reg>d+ ! placem5t1            
con/ruction1 or modification ( p]sonal  
wireless s]vice facilities4  7,b7       
,limitations  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! regulation
 ( ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 or          
modification ( a p]sonal wireless s]vice
 facility by any ,/ate or local gov]nm5t
 or in/rum5tality !re(--  7,i7 %all n   
discrim9ate among p]sonal wireless      
s]vice facilities or provid]s (         
communications s]vice1 includ+ by       
provid+ exclusive or pref]5tial use (   
facilities to a p>ticul> provid] or     
class ( provid]s ( p]sonal wireless     
s]vice2 &  7,,ii7 %all n prohibit or h !
 effect ( prohibit+ ! provision1        
improvem5t1 or enhancem5t ( p]sonal     
wireless s]vice4  7ii7 ,eng9e]+ /&>ds2  
ae/hetic requirem5ts ,x is n a violation
 ( clause 7i7 = a ,/ate or local        
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( to       
e/abli% = p]sonal wireless s]vice       
facilities1 or /ructures t support su*  
facilities1 objective1 reasonable1 &    
nondiscrim9atory-- 7,i7 /ructural       

eng9e]+ /&>ds bas$ on g5]ally applicable
 codes2  7,,ii7 safety requirem5ts2 or  
7,,iii7 ae/hetic or concealm5t          
requirem5ts 7unless su* requirem5ts     
prohibit or h ! effect ( prohibit+ !    
in/allation or modification ( su*       
facilities or /ructures74  7iii7        
,timeframes  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,except 9 !  
case ( an eligible facilities reque/ to 
:i* section #fdji7;a7 ( ! ,middle ,class
 ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation ,act (   
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adee7;a77 applies1
 a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or           
in/rum5tality !re( %all grant or d5y a  
complete reque/ = au?orization to place1
 con/ruct1 or modify a p]sonal wireless 
s]vice facility n lat] ?an-- 7aa7 9 !   
case ( a reque/ = au?orization to place1
 con/ruct1 or modify a p]sonal wireless 
s]vice facility t is n a small p]sonal  
wireless s]vice facility-- 7,,aa7 if !  
reque/ is = au?orization to place1      
con/ruct1 or modify su* facility us+ an 
exi/+ /ructure1 includ+ ) respect to an 
area t has n previ\sly be5 zon$ =       

p]sonal wireless s]vice facilities 7o!r 
?an small p]sonal wireless s]vice       
facilities71 #ij days aft] ! date on :i*
 ! complete reque/ is receiv$ by !      
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality2 or 7,,bb7 if 
! reque/ is = any o!r action relat+ to  
su* facility1 #aej days aft] ! date on  
:i* ! complete reque/ is receiv$ by !   
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality2 &  7bb7 9 !  
case ( a reque/ = au?orization to place1
 con/ruct1 or modify a small p]sonal    
wireless s]vice facility-- 7,,aa7 if !  
reque/ is = au?orization to place1      
con/ruct1 or modify su* facility us+ an 
exi/+ /ructure1 #fj days aft] ! date on 
:i* ! complete reque/ is receiv$ by !   
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality2 or 7,,bb7 if 
! reque/ is = any o!r action relat+ to  
su* facility1 #ij days aft] ! date on   
:i* ! complete reque/ is receiv$ by !   
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality4  7,,ii7      
,treatm5t ( bat*$ reque/s ,9 ! case (   
complete reque/s describ$ 9 subclause   
7,i7 t are submitt$ z "p ( a s+le bat* &
 receiv$ by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality 

on ! same day1 ! applicable timeframe "u
 su* subclause = ea* reque/ 9 ! bat*    
%all be ! longe/ timeframe "u su*       
subclause t w\ld be applicable to any   
reque/ 9 ! bat* if su* reque/s 7        
submitt$ sep>ately4  7,,iii7            
,applicability ,! applicable timeframe  
"u subclause 7,i7 %all apply            
collectively to all proce$+s requir$ by 
a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or            
in/rum5tality !re( = ! approval ( !     
reque/4  7,,iv7 ,no toll+ ,a timeframe  
"u subclause 7,i7 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 ( any reque/
 = au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or  
modify a p]sonal wireless s]vice        
facility4  7iv7 ,deem$ grant$  7,i7 ,9  
g5]al ,if a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or  
in/rum5tality !re( fails to take f9al   
action to grant or d5y a complete reque/
 )9 ! applicable timeframe "u subclause 
7,i7 ( clause 7iii71 ! reque/ %all be   

deem$ grant$ on ! date on :i* ! gov]nm5t
 or in/rum5tality receives a writt5     
notice ( ! failure f ! reque/+ p>ty4    
7,,ii7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,9 ! case ( a
 reque/ t is deem$ grant$ "u subclause  
7,i71 ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 or       
modification reque/$ 9 ! reque/ %all be 
consid]$ to be au?oriz$1 )\t any fur!r  
action by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality1  
beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! reque/ is     
deem$ grant$ "u su* subclause4  7v7     
,writt5 decision & record ,any decision 
by a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or         
in/rum5tality !re( to d5y a reque/ =    
au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or     
modify a p]sonal wireless s]vice        
facility %all be-- 7,i7 9 writ+2  7,,ii7
 support$ by sub/antial evid5ce conta9$ 
9 a writt5 record2 &  7,,iii7 publicly  
releas$1 & provid$ to ! reque/+ p>ty1 on
 ! same day su* decision is made4  7vi7 
,environm5tal effects ( radio frequ5cy  
emissions ,no ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or
 in/rum5tality !re( may regulate !      
op]ation1 placem5t1 con/ruction1 or     

modification ( p]sonal wireless s]vice  
facilities on ! basis ( ! environm5tal  
effects ( radio frequ5cy emissions to ! 
ext5t t su* facilities or /ructures     
comply ) ! ,commission's regulations    
conc]n+ su* emissions4  7vii7 ,fees ,to 
! ext5t p]mitt$ by law1 a ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality !re( may *>ge
 a fee to consid] a reque/ =            
au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or     
modify a p]sonal wireless s]vice        
facility or a fee = 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 p]sonal wireless s]vice facility1 if 
! fee is--  7,i7 competitively neutral1 
te*nology neutral1 & nondiscrim9atory2  
7,,ii7 e/abli%$ 9 advance & publicly    
disclos$2  7,,iii7 calculat$-- 7aa7 bas$
 on actual & direct co/s =-- 7,,aa7     
review & process+ ( reque/s2 & 7,,bb7   
repairs & replacem5t ( compon5ts &      
mat]ials result+ f & affect$ by !       
placem5t1 con/ruction1 or modification  

7includ+ ! in/allation or improvem5t7 ( 
p]sonal wireless s]vice facilities or   
repairs & replacem5t ( equipm5t t       
facilitates ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 or 
modification 7includ+ ! in/allation or  
improvem5t7 ( su* facilities2 &  7bb7   
us+1 = purposes ( item 7aa71 only co/s t
 are objectively reasonable2 &  7,,iv7  
describ$ to a reque/+ p>ty 9 a mann] t  
di/+ui%es betwe5--  7aa7 nonrecurr+ fees
 & recurr+ fees2 &  7bb7 ! use (        
facilities on :i* p]sonal wireless      
s]vice facilities are already locat$ &  
facilities on :i* !re are no p]sonal    
wireless s]vice facilities z ( ! date on
 :i* ! complete reque/ is receiv$ by !  
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality4  7,c7        
,judicial or adm9i/rative review  7i7   
,judicial review ,any p]son adv]sely    
affect$ by any f9al action or failure to
 act by a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t or any
 in/rum5tality !re( t is inconsi/5t )   
?is p>agraph may1 )9 #cj days aft] !    
action or failure to act1 comm5ce an    
action 9 any c\rt ( compet5t            

jurisdiction1 :i* %all he> & decide !   
action on an exp$it$ basis4  7ii7       
,adm9i/rative review  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,any
 p]son adv]sely affect$ by any f9al     
action or failure to act by a ,/ate or  
local gov]nm5t or any in/rum5tality !re(
 t is inconsi/5t ) ?is p>agraph may     
petition ! ,commission to review su*    
action or failure to act4  7,,ii7 ,tim+ 
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] receiv+ a    
petition "u subclause 7,i71 !           
,commission %all grant or d5y su*       
petition4  7,d7 ,:5 reque/ consid]$     
complete2 receiv$  7i7 ,:5 reque/       
consid]$ complete  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,= !   
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a reque/ to a  
,/ate or local gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality
 !re( %all be consid]$ complete if !    
reque/+ p>ty--  7aa7 has tak5 ! fir/    
proc$ural /ep )9 ! control ( ! reque/+  
p>ty-- 7,,aa7 to submit su* reque/ 9    
accordance ) ! proc$ures e/abli%$ by !  
gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality = ! review &  
approval ( su* reque/2 or 7,,bb7 9 !    
case ( a gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality t has

 n e/abli%$ specific proc$ures = !      
review & approval ( su* reque/1 to      
submit to ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality ! 
type ( fil+ t is typically requir$ to   
initiate a /&>d review = a simil>       
facility or /ructure2 &  7bb7 has n     
receiv$ a writt5 notice f ! gov]nm5t or 
in/rum5tality )9 #aj days aft] ! date on
 :i* ! reque/ is receiv$ by ! gov]nm5t  
or in/rum5tality1 if ! reque/ is )      
respect to a small p]sonal wireless     
s]vice facility1 or #cj days aft] su*   
date1 if ! reque/ is ) respect to any   
o!r p]sonal wireless s]vice facility--  
7,,aa7 /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$2 7,,bb7 id5tify+ !       
in=mation requir$ to be submitt$ t 0 n  
submitt$2 & 7,,cc7 cit+ a specific      
provision ( a publicly available rule1  
regulation1 or /&>d ( ! gov]nm5t or     
in/rum5tality t requires ! in=mation    
id5tifi$ "u subitem 7,,bb7 to be        

submitt$4  7,,ii7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is     
clause1 ! t]m ! date on :i* ! reque/ is 
receiv$ by ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality  
means--  7aa7 9 ! case ( a reque/       
submitt$ electronically1 ! date on :i* !
 reque/ is transmitt$2  7bb7 9 ! case ( 
a reque/ submitt$ 9 p]son1 ! date on :i*
 ! reque/ is deliv]$ to ! individual or 
at ! location specifi$ by ! gov]nm5t or 
in/rum5tality = 9-p]son submission2 &   
7cc7 9 ! case ( a reque/ submitt$ 9 any 
o!r mann]1 ! date det]m9$ "u regulations
 promulgat$ by ! ,commission = ! mann] 9
 :i* ! reque/ is submitt$4  7ii7 ,:5    
complete reque/ consid]$ receiv$ ,= !   
purposes ( ?is p>agraph1 a complete     
reque/ %all be consid]$ receiv$--  7,i7 
except z provid$ 9 subclause 7,,ii71 on 
! date on :i* ! reque/+ p>ty submits to 
! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality all         
in=mation 7includ+ any =m or o!r        
docum5t7 requir$ by ! gov]nm5t or       
in/rum5tality to be submitt$ = ! reque/ 
to be consid]$ complete2 or  7,,ii7 9 ! 
case ( a reque/ ) respect to :i* all su*

 in=mation is n submitt$ & t is consid]$
 complete "u clause 7i77,i7 because !   
reque/+ p>ty has n receiv$ a writt5     
notice f ! gov]nm5t or in/rum5tality )9 
! p]iod describ$ 9 su* clause1 on ! day 
aft] ! la/ day ( su* p]iod4  7,e7 ,rule 
( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may  
be con/ru$ to affect section #fdji7;a7 (
 ! ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief & ,job   
,creation ,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4   
#adee7;a774  7,f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
p>agraph3  7i7 ,ant5na ,! t]m ant5na    
means an app>atus design$ = ! purpose ( 
emitt+ radi(requ5cy radiation1 to be    
op]at$ or op]at+ f a fix$ location = !  
transmission ( writ+1 signs1 signals1   
data1 images1 pictures1 & s\nds ( all   
k9ds4  7ii7 ,communications network ,!  
t]m communications network means a      
network us$ to provide a communications 
s]vice4  7iii7 ,communications s]vice ,!
 t]m communications s]vice means ea* (--
 7,i7 cable s]vice1 z def9$ 9 section   
#fjb2  7,,ii7 in=mation s]vice2  7,,iii7
 telecommunications s]vice2 &  7,,iv7   

p]sonal wireless s]vice4  7iv7 ,g5]ally 
applicable code ,! t]m g5]ally          
applicable code means a uni=m build+1   
fire1 electrical1 plumb+1 or me*anical  
code adopt$ by a national code          
organization1 or a local am5dm5t to su* 
a code1 to ! ext5t n inconsi/5t ) ?is   
,act4  7v7 ,network int]face device ,!  
t]m network int]face device means a     
telecommunications dem>cation device &  
cross-connect po9t t-- 7,i7 is adjac5t  
or proximate to--  7aa7 a small p]sonal 
wireless s]vice facility2 or  7bb7 a    
/ructure support+ a small p]sonal       
wireless s]vice facility2 &  7,,ii7     
dem>cates ! b\nd>y ) any wirel9e        
backhaul facility4  7vi7 ,p]sonal       
wireless s]vice ,! t]m p]sonal wireless 
s]vice means any fix$ or mobile s]vice  
7o!r ?an a broadca/+ s]vice7 provid$ via
 lic5s$ or unlic5s$ frequ5cies1         
includ+--  7,i7 comm]cial mobile s]vice2
  7,,ii7 comm]cial mobile data s]vice 7z
 def9$ 9 section #fjja ( ! ,middle      
,class ,tax ,relief & ,job ,creation    

,act ( #bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja772    
7,,iii7 unlic5s$ wireless s]vice2 &     
7,,iv7 common c>ri] wireless ex*ange    
access s]vice4  7vii7 ,p]sonal wireless 
s]vice facility ,! t]m p]sonal wireless 
s]vice facility means a facility us$ to 
provide or support ! provision ( p]sonal
 wireless s]vice4  7viii7 ,small p]sonal
 wireless s]vice facility ,! t]m small  
p]sonal wireless s]vice facility means a
 p]sonal wireless s]vice facility 9 :i* 
ea* ant5na is n m ?an #c cubic feet 9   
volume 7exclud+ a wirel9e backhaul      
facility connect$ to su* p]sonal        
wireless s]vice facility74  7ix7        
,unlic5s$ wireless s]vice ,! t]m        
unlic5s$ wireless s]vice-- 7,i7 means ! 
(f]+ ( telecommunications s]vice us+ a  
duly au?oriz$ device t does n require an
 individual lic5se2 &  7,,ii7 does n    
include ! provision ( direct-to-home    
satellite s]vices1 z def9$ 9 section    
#cjc7v74  7x7 ,wirel9e backhaul facility
 ,! t]m wirel9e backhaul facility means 
an above-gr\nd or und]gr\nd wirel9e     

facility us$ to transport communications
 s]vice or o!r electronic communications
 f a small p]sonal wireless s]vice      
facility or ! adjac5t network int]face  
device ( su* facility to a              
communications network4  4