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H.R.1045 / 117th Congress

Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 15, 2021

Broadband Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the 60-day time frame for a state or local government that receives a complete eligible facilities request or a complete telecommunications facilities request to approve such request.

The bill makes other changes related to such requests, including

expanding the definition of eligible facilities request to include any request for the modification of an existing wireless tower, base station, or eligible support structure that involves the placement, modification, or construction of equipment that improves the resiliency of the wireless tower, base station, or eligible support structure and provides a direct benefit to public safety; and

defining eligible telecommunications facilities request as any request for modification of an existing telecommunications service facility in or on an eligible support infrastructure that involves collocation, removal, or replacement of telecommunications service facility equipment.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] · R–TX

Committees

  • Energy and Commerce Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

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