Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/261

Official text excerpt

119 HR 261 IH: Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-01-09 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 261 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Dunn of Florida , Mrs. Cammack , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Fry , and Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 . 2. Prohibition on requiring authorizations for undersea fiber optic cables previously authorized by Federal or State agencies The National Marine Sanctuaries Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 310 the following: 310A. Prohibition on requiring authorizations for undersea fiber optic cables previously authorized by Federal or State agencies (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may not prohibit or require any authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if a license, lease, or permit has been issued by a Federal or State agency authorizing such installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery. (b) Interagency cooperation The Secretary may direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to engage in interagency cooperation under section 304(d) in any Federal agency action described in that se…

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