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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1241 

To amend Public Law 106–206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 

the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual 

fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews 

of 5 persons or fewer. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2009 

Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. TESTER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To amend Public Law 106–206 to direct the Secretary of 

the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require 

annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial 

filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 

persons or fewer. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. PURPOSE. 

4 The purpose of this Act is to provide commercial film 

5 crews of 5 persons or fewer access to film in areas des6 ignated for public use during public hours on Federal 

7 lands and waterways. 


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1 SEC. 2. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 

2 PERSONS OR FEWER. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section (1)(a) of Public Law 106– 

4 206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by— 

5 (1) redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 

6 as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 

7 (2) striking ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 

9 paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Interior’’; 

10 (3) inserting ‘‘(2) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—’’ 

11 before ‘‘The Secretary may include other factors’’; 

12 and 

13 (4) adding at the end the following new para14 graph: 

15 ‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5

16 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 

17 ‘‘(A) For any film crew of 5 persons or 

18 fewer, the Secretary shall require a permit and 

19 assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial 

20 filming activities or similar projects on Federal 

21 lands and waterways administered by the Sec22 retary. The permit shall be valid for commercial 

23 filming activities or similar projects that occur 

24 in areas designated for public use during public 

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1 riod beginning on the date of issuance of the 

2 permit. 

3 ‘‘(B) For persons holding a permit de4 scribed in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

5 not assess, during the effective period of the 

6 permit, any additional fee for commercial film7 ing activities and similar projects that occur in 

8 areas designated for public use during public 

9 hours on Federal lands and waterways adminis10 tered by the Secretary. 

11 ‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘film 

12 crew’ includes all persons present on Federal 

13 land under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who are 

14 associated with the production of a certain film. 

15 ‘‘(D) The Secretary shall not prohibit, as 

16 a mechanized apparatus or under any other 

17 purposes, use of cameras or related equipment 

18 used for the purpose of commercial filming ac19 tivities or similar projects in accordance with 

20 this paragraph on Federal lands and waterways 

21 administered by the Secretary.’’. 

22 (b) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section (1)(b) of Public 

23 Law 106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by— 

24 (1) striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 


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1 (2) striking ‘‘similar project’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘similar projects’’. 

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