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

• H.R. 1665
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Establishment of online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain Form

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.
• (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 Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
    • The term communications facility,communications facility installation has 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 use means the placement and operation of a communications facility.
    • The term communications use authorization means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization—
    • The term covered land means—
    • The term Form 299 means 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 System has 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 lands has 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 department means—
    • The term Secretaries concerned means—