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Union Calendar No. 248 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2798 

[Report No. 113–335, Part I] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2013 

Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and Mr. WITTMAN) 

introduced the following bill; 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 

JANUARY 29, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 29, 2014 

The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

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


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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. 


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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 title 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. 

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

9 PERSONS OR FEWER. 

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

11 206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by— 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 and 

20 (4) adding at the end the following new para21 graph: 

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

23 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 

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

25 fewer, the Secretary shall require a permit and 


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1 assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial 

2 filming activities or similar projects on Federal 

3 lands and waterways administered by the Sec4 retary. The permit shall be valid for commercial 

5 filming activities or similar projects that occur 

6 in areas designated for public use during public 

7 hours on all Federal lands waterways adminis8 tered by the Secretary for a 12-month period 

9 beginning on the date of issuance of the permit. 

10 ‘‘(B) For persons holding a permit de11 scribed in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

12 not assess, during the effective period of the 

13 permit, any additional fee for commercial film14 ing activities and similar projects that occur in 

15 areas designated for public use during public 

16 hours on Federal lands and waterways adminis17 tered by the Secretary. 

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

19 crew’ includes all persons present on Federal 

20 land under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who are 

21 associated with the production of a certain film. 

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

23 a motorized vehicle or under any other pur24 poses, use of cameras or related equipment used 

25 for the purpose of commercial filming activities 


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1 or similar projects in accordance with this para2 graph on Federal lands and waterways adminis3 tered by the Secretary.’’. 

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

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

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

7 ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘similar projects’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 248 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2798 

[Report No. 113–335, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend Public Law 106–206 to direct the Secfewer. Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or nual fees for commercial filming activities on culture to require annual permits and assess an- retary of the Interior and the Secretary of AgriJANUARY 29, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 

JANUARY 29, 2014 

The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 

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


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