HR 2425 — Public Lands Telecommunications Act

2425 IntroducedReported in House (IH)](RH)] <DOC> 115thUnion CONGRESSCalendar 1stNo. Session H.

861 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.

2425 To[Report supportNo. the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes.

115-1086, Part I] To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes.

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________December A20, BILL2018 ToReported supportfrom the establishmentCommittee andon improvementNatural ofResources communicationswith sitesan onamendment or[Strike adjacentout toall Federalafter landsthe underenacting theclause jurisdictionand ofinsert the Secretarypart ofprinted thein Interioritalic] orDecember 20, 2018 Referral to the SecretaryCommittee ofon Agriculture throughextended thefor retentiona andperiod useending ofnot rentallater feesthan associatedDecember with28, such2018 sites,December and28, for2018 otherAdditional purposes.sponsors:

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DelBene, Ms.

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Kilmer, and Ms.

Eshoo December 28, 2018 Committee on Agriculture discharged;

committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 16, 2017] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes.

(1) Communications site.--The term ``communications site'' means an area of Federal lands designatedavailable for telecommunicationscommunications uses.use.

(2) Communications use.--The term ``communications use'' means the placement andor operation of infrastructure for wireline or wireless telecommunications, regardlessincluding ofcable whethertelevision, thetelevision, useand of radio frequenciescommunications, byregardless of whether such telecommunicationsplacement or operation is pursuant to a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission or on an unlicensed basis in accordance with the regulations of the Commission.

The term includes any ancillary activitiesactivities, uses, or facilities directly related to such placement andor operation.

(6) Rental fee.--The term ``rental fee'' means theany fee collected by a Federal land management agency forrelated to the occupancy and use authorized by a communications use authorization pursuant to and consistent with authorizing law.

COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATIONS ON FEDERAL LANDS AND FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY SUPPORT FOR COMMUNICATION SITE PROGRAMS.

(b) DepositCompetitively andNeutral.--Notwithstanding Retentionany other provision of Rentallaw, Fees.--Rentalany rental fees receivedcollected bypursuant ato Federalthis landAct managementshall agencybe shall--imposed (1)on bea depositedcompetitively inneutral, thetechnology-neutral, specialand accountnondiscriminatory establishedbasis forwith thatrespect Federalto landother managementuses agency;of the communication site.

(c) Deposit and (2)Retention remainof availableRental forFees.--Rental expenditurefees underreceived subsectionby (c),a toFederal theland extentmanagement andagency shall-- (1) be deposited in suchthe amountsspecial asaccount areestablished providedfor inthat advanceFederal inland appropriationmanagement Acts.agency;

(c)and Expenditure(2) ofremain Retainedavailable Fees.--Amounts deposited in the special account for aexpenditure Federalunder landsubsection management(d), agencyto shallthe beextent usedand forin Federalsuch landamounts managementas agencyare activitiesprovided relatedin toadvance communicationsin sites,appropriation includingActs. the following:

(d) Expenditure of Retained Fees.--Amounts deposited in the special account for a Federal land management agency shall be used for Federal land management agency activities related to communications sites, including the following:

(2) Preparing needs assessments or other programmatic analyses necessary to designateestablish communications sites and authorize communications uses on or adjacent to Federal lands.

(3) Developing management plans for communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands.lands on a competitively neutral, technology-neutral, nondiscriminatory basis.

(5) ObtainingObtaining, or improving access toto, or establishing communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands.

(d)(e) No Effect on Other Fee Retention Authorities.--This Act shall not limit or otherwise affect fee retention by a Federal land management agency under any other authority.

(a) Department of the Interior.--The Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out the activities described in section 3(c).3(d).

(b) Forest Service.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out the activities described in section 3(c).3(d).

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115-1086, Part I] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________ December 28, 2018 Committee on Agriculture discharged;

committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed