S 835 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Connecting Communities Post Disasters Act of 2021

Summary
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.
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Mar 2021
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Introduced Mar 18, 2021 Last action Mar 18, 2021
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Mar 18, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Mar 18, 2021
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Marsha Blackburn
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