S 866 · in committee · major
Accelerating Broadband Permits Act
- technology
What this bill does
- This bill requires federal agencies to track and speed up their reviews of broadband infrastructure permit applications.
- Communications companies and federal agencies that manage property are affected by the new tracking requirements.
- Agencies must meet a 270-day deadline and lower the cost threshold for expedited environmental review from $200 million to $5 million.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How might lowering the environmental review cost threshold from $200 million to $5 million affect the scope of projects reviewed for broadband infrastructure?
- 02
Which federal agencies would bear the administrative burden of meeting the new 270-day permit review deadline, and do they have the resources to comply?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between accelerating broadband deployment timelines and ensuring thorough environmental or land-use assessments by federal agencies?
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Sponsor · R-SD
John Thune
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Introduced 2025-03-05
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Legislative timeline
2025-03-05 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text: CR S1581)
2025-03-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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