Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 18, 2021)
Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to exempt projects that replace or make improvements to communications facilities following a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency from certain environmental or historic preservation review requirements.
Specifically, the bill exempts such projects from any requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement. Such projects are also exempt from considerations about the effect they will have on any historic property.
What just happenedMar 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 18, 2021
- Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Environment and Public Works Committee - Mar 18, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate