Sec. 2. Barriers to implementation of an online portal for Form 299
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In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. The term communications facility includes— any infrastructure, including any transmitting device, tower, or support structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets, associated with the licensed or permitted unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of writings, signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and any antenna or apparatus that— is designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency; is designed to be operated, or is operating, from a fixed location pursuant to authorization by the Commission or is using duly authorized devices that do not require individual licenses; and is added to a tower, building, or other structure.
The term communications use means the placement and operation of a communications facility. The term communications use authorization means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to locate or modify a communications facility on covered land by the Department concerned for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of the covered land for communications use. The term covered land means— public land administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and National Forest System land.
The term Department concerned means the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture. The term Form 299 means the form established under section 6409(b)(2)(A) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(2)(A) ), or any successor form. The term Secretary concerned means— the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public land; and the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, and every 60 days thereafter until the notification described in paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees in Congress— describing whether the Department concerned has established an online portal for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299; and describing barriers to the establishment of an online portal for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299.
The Secretary concerned shall notify the Assistant Secretary not later than 3 business days after the Department concerned has established an online portal for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299.
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Barriers to implementation of an online portal for Form 299
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