GRANTED Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1836 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1836 To amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide for an application for a Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to a communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by the specified deadline, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 4, 2025 Mr. Obernolte 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 amend the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 to provide for an application for a Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to a communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by the specified deadline, and for other purposes. 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 ``Granting Remaining Applications Not Treated Efficiently or Delayed Act of 2025'' or the ``GRANTED Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. TIMELY CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL EASEMENTS, RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND LEASES. (a) In General.--Section 6409(b)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(3)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``duly filed'' and inserting ``complete''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(E) Deemed granted.--If an executive agency fails to grant or deny a comp