Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act

Bill Number

HR 7373

Introduced

Jun 25, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to ...

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Disaster relief and insurance Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Fires Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Science, Technology, Communications State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication

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Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act

This bill excludes certain communications facility replacement projects from specified review requirements.

Specifically, the bill excludes from specified environmental and historic preservation review a project that replaces a communications facility damaged by a major disaster or a wildfire and that could reasonably be considered as necessary (1) for recovery from such disaster or emergency, or (2) to prevent or mitigate future disasters or emergencies.

Actions

Jun 25, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 25, 2020

Introduced in House

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