H. R. 8230, also known as the “Facilitating Optimal and Rapid Expansion and Siting of Telecommunications Act” or the “FOREST Act,” aims to simplify the process for obtaining permits for communication infrastructure on National Forest System lands. This bill removes the...
Simple Explanation
The FOREST Act is a plan to make it easier and faster for companies to set up things like cell towers in forests by skipping some usual checks if they use places already checked out before.