H.R. 3298: BEAD FEE Act of 2023

118th Congress · introduced 2023-05-15 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2023-05-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

BEAD FEE Act of 2023

Plain summary

Broadband Expansion And Deployment Fee Equity and Efficiency Act of 2023 or the BEAD FEE Act of 2023 This bill restricts recipients of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program grants from charging fees related to the deployment of broadband infrastructure. The BEAD Program provides funds to states and territories for broadband deployment, connectivity, mapping, and adoption projects. Generally, the bill prohibits grant recipients from charging fees for (1) considering requests for deploying broadband infrastructure; or (2) using or accessing land, or existing infrastructure on land, that is owned or managed by a state, territory, or locality (i.e., a right-of-way) to deploy broadband infrastructure. However, the bill permits recipients to charge fees if they are nondiscriminatory, publicly disclosed, and based on actual and direct costs. Additionally, recipients must describe the fees in a manner that distinguishes between (1) recurring and nonrecurring fees, and (2) using a right-of-way with and without existing infrastructure.

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BEAD FEE Act of 2023

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Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr3298.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>

Record fed-us-cong118-hr3298 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118