S.Amdt. 2577

SA 2577. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell to the bill S. 178, to
condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and
harassment of these communities inside and outside China; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. EXPEDITED PERMITTING AUTHORITY FOR BROADBAND
DEPLOYMENT ON FEDERAL LAND.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means land
owned by the Federal Government.
(2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned''
means the Secretary of the department that administers the
Federal land on which a project described in subsection (b)
is carried out.
(b) Expedited Permitting Authority.--The Secretary
concerned shall expedite the approval of permits for a
project for the deployment of broadband infrastructure on
highway or road rights-of-way, easements, or other licensed
or permitted access points on Federal land, including by
waiving any applicable requirements for the approval of those
permits, as the Secretary concerned determines to be
appropriate.
(c) Requirements.--
(1) Management.--The holder of a permit described in
subsection (b) shall be responsible for the management and
oversight of a project described in that subsection.
(2) Right-of-way.--A project described in subsection (b)
shall be carried out in accordance with requirements of the
applicable right-of-way, except that a reclamation bond shall
not be required for the project.
(d) Termination of Authority.--The authority provided by
this section shall terminate effective July 1, 2021.
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