Inventory of Assets for Communications Facilities Act of 2018
This bill requires the General Services Administration and the Department of Commerce to ensure the federal real property database includes an inventory of real property on which a broadband communications facility could be constructed or that is suitable for deployment of broadband communications facilities or services. Commerce must make the inventory available to any entity that constructs or operates communications facilities or provides communications services.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4798 Introduced in House (IH)]
<DOC>
115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4798
To provide for an inventory of Federal assets on which a communications
facility could be constructed or that could otherwise be made available
for use in connection with the construction or operation of a
communications facility or provision of communications service.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2018
Mr. Collins of New York introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To provide for an inventory of Federal assets on which a communications
facility could be constructed or that could otherwise be made available
for use in connection with the construction or operation of a
communications facility or provision of communications service.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Inventory of Assets for
Communications Facilities Act of 2018''.
SEC. 2. INVENTORY OF FEDERAL ASSETS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act--
(1) the Administrator of General Services, in coordination
with the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information, shall ensure that the database established under
section 5(c) of Executive Order 13327 (69 Fed. Reg. 5895)
includes an inventory of covered assets, which shall include
the information provided under subsections (b) and (c);
(2) the Administrator shall make such inventory available
to the Assistant Secretary for purposes of paragraph (3); and
(3) the Assistant Secretary shall make such inventory
available to any entity that constructs or operates
communications facilities or provides communications service.
(b) Provision of Information by Executive Agencies.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the head of an Executive agency
shall provide to the Administrator, in a manner and format to
be determined by the Administrator, the information described
in paragraph (2) with respect to a covered asset of such
agency.
(2) Information described.--The information described in
this paragraph is--
(A) the location of the covered asset;
(B) the type of the covered asset, such as whether
the asset is a building (and the type of building),
land (and the type or use of the land), right-of-way,
easement, utility pole, wireless communications tower,
underground utility route, or cable on which capacity
is available for lease;
(C) contact information for an officer or employee
of the agency who may be contacted for permitting or
other information about the covered asset;
(D) whether the covered asset is historic property
(as defined in section 300308 of title 54, United
States Code); and
(E) such other information as the Administrator
considers appropriate.
(3) Provision of updated information.--
(A) Change in information.--In the case of a change
in any of the information provided to the Administrator
under paragraph (1) with respect to a covered asset of
an Executive agency, the head of such agency shall
provide updated information to the Administrator not
later than 30 days after such change.
(B) Acquisition of new covered asset.--In the case
of the acquisition of a covered asset by an Executive
agency after the date that is 9 months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the head of such agency
shall provide to the Administrator the information
required by paragraph (1) with respect to such asset
not later than 30 days after such acquisition.
(4) Exclusion of information for national security
reasons.--
(A) Classified information.--The head of an
Executive agency may exclude classified information
from the information provided to the Administrator
under this subsection.
(B) Other information.--If the head of an Executive
agency determines, in consultation with the
Administrator, that inclusion of information (other
than classified information) about a covered asset of
such agency in the inventory established under
subsection (a) would harm national security, the head
of the agency may exclude such information from the
information provided to the Administrator under this
subsection.
(C) Classified information defined.--In this
paragraph, the term ``classified information'' means
any information or material that has been determined by
the Federal Government pursuant to an Executive order,
statute, or regulation, to require protection against
unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national
security and any restricted data, as defined in section
11 y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2014(y)).
(c) Information on State and Local Assets.--
(1) Voluntary provision of information.--A State or local
government may provide to the Administrator for inclusion in
the inventory established under subsection (a), in a manner and
format to be determined by the Administrator, information with
respect to a State or local asset that would be a covered asset
if under the custody and control of an Executive agency.
(2) Inclusion of information.--The Administrator shall
include in such inventory any information provided by a State
or local government in accordance with paragraph (1) in the
same manner as information provided by an Executive agency
under subsection (b).
(3) Provision of updated information.--In the case of a
change in any of the information provided to the Administrator
under paragraph (1) with respect to a State or local asset, the
State or local government shall provide updated information to
the Administrator not later than 30 days after such change. If
a State or local government does not comply with the preceding
sentence, the Administrator shall deny the State or local
government access to the inventory established under subsection
(a).
(d) Updating of Inventory.--After the establishment of the
inventory under subsection (a), the Administrator shall include in the
inventory information provided under subsection (b) or (c) not later
than the date that is 7 days after the Administrator receives such
information. The information with respect to each covered asset or
State or local asset in the inventory shall include the most recent
date on which such information was added or updated.
(e) Format of Location Information.--The information in the
inventory established under subsection (a) about the location of a
covered asset or State or local asset shall be in Geographic
Information System format or another format that the Administrator
considers appropriate.
(f) Information Security.--The Administrator shall adopt measures
to prevent unauthorized access to the information in the inventory
established under subsection (a).
(g) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information.
(3) Communications facility.--The term ``communications
facility'' includes--
(A) any wireless or wireline infrastructure for the
transmission of writing, signs, signals, data, images,
pictures, or sounds of all kinds;
(B) any transmitting device, tower, or support
structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring,
cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets,
associated with the provision of communications
services; and
(C) any antenna or apparatus that--
(i) is designed for the purpose of emitting
radio frequency;
(ii) is designed to be operated, or is
operating, from a fixed location; and
(iii) is added to a tower, building, or
other structure.
(4) Communications service.--The term ``communications
service'' means a service for the transmission of writing,
signs, signals, data, images, pictures, or sounds of all kinds.
(5) Covered asset.--The term ``covered asset'' means, with
respect to an agency, any Federal real property (as defined in
section 2(a) of Executive Order 13327 (69 Fed. Reg. 5895))
under the custody and control of such agency--
(A)(i) on which a broadband communications facility
could be constructed; or
(ii) that could otherwise be made available to an
entity that--
(I) constructs or operates broadband
communications facilities for use in connection
with such construction or operation; or
(II) provides broadband communications
service for use in connection with such
provision; and
(B) that is suitable for the deployment, or use in
connection with the deployment, of broadband
communications facilities or broadband communications
services.
(6) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has
the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United
States Code.
<all>
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Llama 3.2 · runs locally in your browser
Ask anything about this bill. The AI reads the full text to answer.
Enter to send · Shift+Enter for new line