Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) (the Secretary with respect to lands under the respective jurisdiction), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period.
Prohibits the Secretary, for persons holding such a permit, from assessing any additional fee for commercial filming activities and similar projects that occur in those areas during those hours.
Bars the Secretary from prohibiting, as a motorized vehicle or under any other purposes, the use of cameras or related equipment used for commercial filming activities or similar projects in accordance with this Act on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary.
Requires the Secretary to recover (under current law, collect) costs incurred as a result of filming activities or similar projects, including but not limited to, administrative and personnel costs.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-29 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 248. | House floor actions |
| 2014-01-29 | Discharge | Committee on Agriculture discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2014-01-29 | Committee | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-335, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 15. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2013-11-14 | Committee | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2013-08-13 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. | House committee actions |
| 2013-08-02 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2013-07-30 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. | House committee actions |
| 2013-07-30 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2013-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-23 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2013-07-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |