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Public Lands Telecommunications Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Reclamation (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A "communication use authorization" is defined as a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, issued, or executed by a federal land management agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of federal lands for communications use.

The rental fees received by each federal land management agency shall

  • be deposited in its special account, and
  • remain available for expenditure for agency activities related to communications sites (those areas of federal lands designated for telecommunications uses).

The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out activities related to communications sites.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-06-18CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held.House committee actions
2019-06-07CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.House committee actions
2019-05-28CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.House committee actions
2019-05-09IntroReferralReferred 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
2019-05-09IntroReferralReferred 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
2019-05-09IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Public Lands and Natural Resources
Related Subjects
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government trust funds
  • Land use and conservation
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
  • Telephone and wireless communication
  • User charges and fees
Related Geographic Entities
Related Organizations
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of the Interior

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