Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act

HR 3283, the "Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act," requires the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture to establish online portals for processing Form 299 applications (permits for installing communications facilities like cell towers on public lands). It mandates that the Assistant Secretary of Commerce submit regular reports to Congress every 60 days, detailing whether these departments have created such portals and any barriers preventing their use. The bill directly affects federal land management agencies and companies seeking permits for communications infrastructure on public lands or National Forest System lands. It focuses solely on reporting existing obstacles to digital processing, without creating new policies or changing land use rules.