Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act

Summary

Wildfire Communications Resiliency Act This bill exempts certain post-wildfire communications infrastructure projects from specified federal environmental and historic preservation review requirements.  Specifically, the bill exempts from review projects that (1) are to be carried out within five years of the declaration of a wildfire-related major disaster or emergency in a given area; (2) are to be carried out entirely within the area for which the major disaster or emergency was declared; and (3) will replace a communications facility damaged by the major disaster or emergency, or make improvements to a communications facility that are necessary for recovery or to prevent or mitigate a future major disaster or emergency. To qualify under the bill, a major disaster or emergency must have been declared by the President, a state governor, or a tribal chief executive.  The bill specifies that these projects are not considered major federal actions under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or undertakings under the National Historic Preservation Act, thus exempting such projects from the review procedures required under those acts.

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Timeline

1. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 February 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 June 2025

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

   Source: Committee

5. 10 June 2025

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held

   Source: Committee

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2 official files

• Introduced in House

  Introduced in House · EN · 27 February 2025

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 February 2025

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Sponsors

• Cliff Bentz · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hsif00 · Standing

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