A communications tower is not construction of a building
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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A communications tower is not construction of a building
The document says “means”Who acts: Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.”
Section 305. For the state homeland security and urban area grants, putting up a communications tower does not count as constructing a building or other physical facility. Grant rules elsewhere restrict how much grant money may go to construction, and this section places towers outside that category.
What the document actually says
“for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation of communications towers is not considered construction of a building or other physical facility.”
That sentence, in plain words
For two grant lines, a radio tower does not count as a building.
What this is about
Grant rules limit how much may go to building work. A tower is not counted that way. So it may be paid for.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“A communications tower is not construction of a building,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec305-communications-towers/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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