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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6099 

To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on 

or adjacent to Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture through the retention 

and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 

Mr. HUFFMAN (for himself and Ms. ESHOO) 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 support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands under 

the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior or the 

Secretary of Agriculture through the retention and use 

of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Lands Tele5 communications Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COMMUNICATIONS SITE.—The term ‘‘com4 munications site’’ means an area of Federal lands 

5 designated for telecommunications uses. 

6 (2) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term ‘‘com7 munications use’’ means the placement and oper8 ation of infrastructure for wireless telecommuni9 cations, regardless of whether the use of radio fre10 quencies by such telecommunications is pursuant to 

11 a license issued by the Federal Communications 

12 Commission or on an unlicensed basis in accordance 

13 with the regulations of the Commission. The term 

14 includes ancillary activities directly related to such 

15 placement and operation. 

16 (3) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATION.— 

17 The term ‘‘communications use authorization’’ 

18 means a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, 

19 issued, or executed by a Federal land management 

20 agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the 

21 occupancy and use of Federal lands for communica22 tions use. 

23 (4) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 

24 The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ 

25 means the National Park Service, the United States 

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1 agement, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest 

2 Service. 

3 (5) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

4 lands’’ means lands under the jurisdiction and man5 agement of a Federal land management agency. 

6 (6) RENTAL FEE.—The term ‘‘rental fee’’ 

7 means the fee based on the market value of the oc8 cupancy and use authorized by a communications 

9 use authorization, as determined by appraisal or 

10 other sound business management principles as re11 quired by the provision of law pursuant to which a 

12 Federal land management agency granted, issued, or 

13 executed the communications use authorization. 

14 SEC. 3. RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH 

15 COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATIONS ON 

16 FEDERAL LANDS AND FEDERAL LAND MAN17 AGEMENT AGENCY SUPPORT FOR COMMU18 NICATION SITE PROGRAMS. 

19 (a) SPECIAL ACCOUNT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 

20 the Treasury shall establish a special account in the 

21 Treasury for each Federal land management agency for 

22 the deposit of rental fees received by a Federal land man23 agement agency for communications use authorizations on 

24 Federal lands granted, issued, or executed by the Federal 

25 land management agency. 


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1 (b) DEPOSIT AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES.— 

2 Rental fees received by a Federal land management agen3 cy shall— 

4 (1) be deposited in the special account estab5 lished for that Federal land management agency; 

6 and 

7 (2) remain available for expenditure under sub8 section (c), without further appropriation and until 

9 expended. 

10 (c) EXPENDITURE OF RETAINED FEES.—Amounts 

11 deposited in the special account for a Federal land man12 agement agency shall be used for Federal land manage13 ment agency activities related to communications sites, in14 cluding the following: 

15 (1) Administering communications use author16 izations, including cooperative agreements under sec17 tion 4. 

18 (2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro19 grammatic analyses necessary to designate commu20 nications sites and authorize communications uses 

21 on or adjacent to Federal lands. 

22 (3) Developing management plans for commu23 nications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 

24 (4) Training for management of communica25 tions sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 


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1 (5) Obtaining or improving access to commu2 nications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 

3 (d) NO EFFECT ON OTHER FEE RETENTION AU4 THORITIES.—This Act shall not limit or otherwise affect 

5 fee retention by a Federal land management agency under 

6 any other authority. 

7 SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. 

8 (a) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary 

9 of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements for 

10 administration of communications sites. 

11 (b) FOREST SERVICE.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 

12 acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter 

13 into cooperative agreements for administration of commu14 nications sites. 

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