How HR 8258 changes current law

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The bill introduces exceptions from permitting and fee requirements for filming and still photography activities on certain federal lands, impacting management provisions under the National Wilderness Preservation System.

• 16 U.S.C. § 1131

  No provision of this subsection is intended to or shall be construed to conflict with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

  Clarifies that the new permitting provisions for filming do not override existing wilderness protections.