Reps. Kat Cammack & Doris Matsui Introduce The DIGITAL Applications Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Reps. Kat Cammack and Doris Matsui introduced the Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions and Legacy Applications Act (DIGITAL Applications Act). 

The bill establishes online portals for the acceptance, processing, and disposal of a Form 299 for communications use authorizations at the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture. Form 299s are used for permitting related to communications technology. 

"The permitting process has long been challenging across the federal landscape," said Rep. Cammack. "Improving online access to the federal permitting process for Interior and Agriculture will help close the digital divide and provide vital broadband resources across the United States. I'm grateful to my colleague, Rep. Matsui, for her leadership on this legislation with me."

"As we work to close the digital divide, it is imperative that the federal government plays a key role in deploying broadband to communities across the nation," said Rep. Matsui. "This bill will introduce needed transparency and accountability to the federal permitting process. By establishing a one-stop online portal, we're ensuring companies deploying broadband on federal lands have the information they need to bring connectivity to communities that lack it."

Read the text of the legislation here. 

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