H.R. 5419
Studies delays in public land broadband permits
Orders the Interior Department and the Forest Service to study what slows down reviews of requests to put communications equipment on public lands and report on staffing needs.
- Covers requests to place or change transmitting devices and support structures on public lands
- Also covers National Forest System land
- Agencies must identify barriers to timely reviews
- Agencies must report on the staff needed to finish reviews on time
Passed the House · Senate's turn