HR2817-119

Introduced

To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

119th Congress Introduced Apr 10, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Technology, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H887E9206B18C4A5F9E0D67F2A2753F0E: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal Broadband Deployment Act.
  • Section HAABFFBD9625B482BAB8B60F203DF259B: 2. Application of NEPA and NHPA to floodplains A Federal authorization with respect to a covered project may not be considered a major Federal action under...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Technology, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide that a project for the deployment or modification of a communications facility entirely within a floodplain is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Technology Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 10, 2025

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Technology Immigration
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered project" §HAABFFBD9625B482BAB8B60F203DF259B

a project— for the deployment or modification of a communications facility that is to be carried out entirely within a floodplain (as defined in section 9.4 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act)

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