1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Broadband project The term broad­band project means an installation by a broadband provider of wireless or broadband infrastructure, including but not limited to, copper lines, fiber optic lines, communications towers, buildings, or other improvements on Federal land. (2) Broadband provider The term broad­band provider means a provider of wireless or broadband infrastructure that enables a user to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications. (3) Indian lands The term Indian Lands means— (A) any land owned by an Indian Tribe, located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria; or (B) any land located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, pueblo, or rancheria, the title to which is held— (i) in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian; (ii) by an Indian Tribe or an individual Indian, subject to restriction against alienation under laws of the United States; or (iii) by a dependent Indian community. (4) Indian Tribe The term Indian Tribe means a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (5) 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. (6) 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