Huffman Makes Case for Public Lands Telecom Act
Lawmakers on the House Natural Resources Committee spoke favorably about the Public Lands Telecom Act (HR-2425) during a Tuesday legislative hearing of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. The subcommittee posted a majority staff memo focused on the legislation. HR-2425 “will…
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make a big difference in helping rural communities working on deploying broadband to end the digital divide and I truly believe it will be a relief to federal employees permitting projects in rural communities,” testified California Center for Rural Policy Executive Director Connie Stewart. “The HR-2425 provision providing fee retention authority for rights-of-way and other telecommunications infrastructure use would ensure funds are reinvested to further broadband and telecommunications deployment in other areas.” Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., the bill sponsor, spoke during the subcommittee hearing about its merits. Agencies are constrained by a lack of resources and lack of authorization, he said. “This bill takes a new approach to broadband deployment by providing agencies like the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service” with resources and authorization to partner with private entities, he said.