H.R. 1665
119th CONGRESS 1st Session
To require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form 299s, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · February 27, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Cammack
Table of contents
SEC. 1. Short title
- This Act may be cited as the or the .
SEC. 2. Establishment of online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form
- Establishment of online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form
- (a) Establishment of online portals
- (1) Establishment
- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned shall each establish, with respect to the relevant covered department, an online portal for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299 for communications use authorizations.
- (2) Notification
- Not later than 3 business days after the date on which an online portal has been established by a Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1), that Secretary shall notify the Assistant Secretary of the establishment of such portal.
- (1) Establishment
- (b) Availability of online portals
- The Assistant Secretary shall publish on the website of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration a link to each online portal established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
- (c) Definitions
- In this section:
- The term
Assistant Secretarymeans the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. - The term
communications facility,communications facility installationhas the meaning given the term in section 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (). 47 U.S.C. 1455(d) - The term
communications usemeans the placement and operation of a communications facility. - The term
communications use authorizationmeans an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization— - The term
covered landmeans— - The term
Form 299means the form established under section 6409(b)(2)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (), or any successor form. 47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(2)(A) - The term
National Forest Systemhas the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (). 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) - The term
public landshas the meaning given that term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (). 43 U.S.C. 1702 - The term
relevant covered departmentmeans— - The term
Secretaries concernedmeans—
- The term
- In this section: