H.R. 5419 would require the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to review their administrative and regulatory processes for easements, licenses, leases, rights-of-way, and other land use applications related to broadband deployment. The bill would direct the agencies to identify opportunities to streamline those approval processes and report their findings to the Congress.
Based on the cost of similar activities and reports, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5419 would have an insignificant cost over the 2026-2031 period. Any related spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Lilia Ledezma. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.