SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2025

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to exempt certain communications facility projects from environmental and historical preservation reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act. It also exempts certain easements on federal property for communications facilities from such reviews if a similar easement was previously granted for the same building or property. The bill defines key terms such as 'covered project,' 'covered easement,' 'communications facility,' and 'public right-of-way.'

Sec. 2, Exemption from review for certain communications facilities: This section adds a new section 14 to the Communications Act. It states that a federal authorization for a covered project is not considered a major federal action under NEPA, and a covered project is not considered an undertaking under the National Historic Preservation Act. It includes a savings clause preserving the FCC's obligation to evaluate radiofrequency exposure, the obligation of service providers to comply with NEPA and historic preservation laws except as explicitly provided, state and local zoning authority, and certain authority under title 49. It also exempts covered easements for communications facilities on federal property from NEPA and historic preservation reviews if a similar easement was previously granted for the same building or property. The section defines 'antenna,' 'communications facility,' 'covered easement,' 'covered project,' 'Federal authorization,' 'public right-of-way,' 'utility facility,' and 'wireless service.'