Last progress February 27, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on February 27, 2025 by Kat Cammack
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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.
This bill would make it easier to apply for permission to place or upgrade communications equipment and structures on public lands and in national forests. It tells the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service to each create an online portal to accept, process, and decide on Form 299 applications for these “communications use authorizations” .
The portals must be up within one year after the bill becomes law. Within three business days of launching a portal, the agency has to notify the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and NTIA must post links to the portals on its website .