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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5502 

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 

FEBRUARY 27, 2008 

Mr. BOREN (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) 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 Act is to provide commercial film 

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1 ignated for public use during public hours on Federal 

2 lands. 

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 

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1 ignated for public use during public hours on 

2 all Federal lands administered by the Secretary 

3 for a 12-month period beginning on the date of 

4 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 administered by the 

12 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 

17 film.’’. 

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

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

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

21 ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘similar projects’’. 

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