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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2798 

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 

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 title is to provide commercial film 

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1 ignated for public use during public hours on Federal 

2 lands and waterways. 

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

4 PERSONS OR FEWER. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 and 

15 (4) adding at the end the following new para16 graph: 

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

18 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 

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

20 fewer, the Secretary shall require a permit and 

21 assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial 

22 filming activities or similar projects on Federal 

23 lands and waterways administered by the Sec24 retary. The permit shall be valid for commercial 

25 filming activities or similar projects that occur 


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1 in areas designated for public use during public 

2 hours on all Federal lands waterways adminis3 tered by the Secretary for a 12-month period 

4 beginning on the date of issuance of the permit. 

5 ‘‘(B) For persons holding a permit de6 scribed in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 

7 not assess, during the effective period of the 

8 permit, any additional fee for commercial film9 ing activities and similar projects that occur in 

10 areas designated for public use during public 

11 hours on Federal lands and waterways adminis12 tered by the Secretary. 

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

14 crew’ includes all persons present on Federal 

15 land under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who are 

16 associated with the production of a certain film. 

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

18 a motorized vehicle or under any other pur19 poses, use of cameras or related equipment used 

20 for the purpose of commercial filming activities 

21 or similar projects in accordance with this para22 graph on Federal lands and waterways adminis23 tered by the Secretary.’’. 

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

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


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

2 ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 

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

4 ‘‘similar projects’’. 

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