; (3) while wireless and broadband technologies have contributed significantly to progress throughout the United States, lack of broadband deployment to rural communities has put rural parties at a greater disadvantage for economic development; and (4) delays in the permitting process are costly and discouraging to broadband deployment and further discourage broadband deployment to rural areas. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Broadband project The term broadband project means a project under which a broadband provider installs broadband infrastructure, including copper lines or fiber optic lines, on Federal land. (2) Broadband provider The term broadband provider means a facilities-based provider of broadband capability that enables a user to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications. (3) Operational right-of-way The term operational right-of-way means all real property interests (including easements) acquired for the construction or operation of a project, including the locations of the roadway, bridges, interchanges, culverts, drainage, clear zone, traffic control signage, landscaping, copper and fiber optic lines, utility shelters, and broadband infrastructure as installed by broadband providers, and any rest areas with direct access to a controlled access highway or the National Highway System. (4) Project The term project has the meaning given the term in section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code. (5) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to National Forest System land