SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Lands Tele-
communications Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS SITE.—The term ‘‘com-
munications site’’ means an area of Federal lands 
designated for telecommunications uses. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term ‘‘com-
munications use’’ means the placement and oper-
ation of infrastructure for wireline or wireless tele-
communications, including cable television, tele-
vision, and radio communications, regardless of 
whether such placement and operation is pursuant 
to a license issued by the Federal Communications 
Commission or on an unlicensed basis in accordance 
with the regulations of the Commission. The term 
includes ancillary activities, uses, or facilities directly 
related to such placement and operation. 
(3) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘communications use authorization’’ 
means a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, 
issued, or executed by a Federal land management 
agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the 
occupancy and use of Federal lands for communica-
tions use. 
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(4) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ 
means the National Park Service, the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, and the Bureau of Reclamation. 
(5) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
lands’’ means lands under the jurisdiction and man-
agement of a Federal land management agency. 
(6) RENTAL
FEE.—The term ‘‘rental fee’’ 
means the fee collected by a Federal land manage-
ment agency for the occupancy and use authorized 
by a communications use authorization pursuant to 
and consistent with authorizing law. 
SEC. 3. COLLECTION AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES AS-
SOCIATED WITH COMMUNICATIONS USE AU-
THORIZATIONS ON FEDERAL LANDS AND 
FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY SUP-
PORT 
FOR 
COMMUNICATION 
SITE 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) SPECIAL ACCOUNT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall establish a special account in the 
Treasury for each Federal land management agency for 
the deposit of rental fees received by the Federal land 
management agency for communications use authoriza-
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tions on Federal lands granted, issued, or executed by the 
Federal land management agency. 
(b) COMPETITIVELY
NEUTRAL.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, any rental fees collected pursu-
ant to this Act shall be competitively neutral, technology 
neutral, and nondiscriminatory with respect to other uses 
of the communication site. 
(c) RENTAL FEES.— 
(1) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
RENTAL 
FEES.—Rental fees shall not exceed the fee sched-
ules published by the Secretary of the Interior for 
communication use rights-of-way. 
(2) REVISION OF RENTAL FEE SCHEDULES FOR 
COMMUNICATION SITES RIGHTS OF WAY.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, through a public process that includes consider-
ation of industry comments, the Secretary of the In-
terior shall revise the communication sites rights-of- 
way rental fee schedule to reflect current commu-
nication technologies, including the physical foot-
print of such technologies. 
(d) DEPOSIT AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES.— 
Rental fees received by a Federal land management agen-
cy shall— 
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(1) be deposited in the special account estab-
lished for that Federal land management agency; 
and 
(2) remain available for expenditure under sub-
section (e), to the extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts. 
(e) EXPENDITURE OF RETAINED FEES.—Amounts 
deposited in the special account for a Federal land man-
agement agency shall be used solely for Federal land man-
agement agency activities related to communications sites, 
including the following: 
(1) Administering communications use author-
izations, including cooperative agreements under sec-
tion 4. 
(2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro-
grammatic analyses necessary to establish commu-
nications sites and authorize communications uses 
on or adjacent to Federal lands. 
(3) Developing management plans for commu-
nications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands on a 
competitively neutral, technology neutral, non-
discriminatory basis. 
(4) Training for management of communica-
tions sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 
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(5) Obtaining, improving access to, or estab-
lishing communications sites on or adjacent to Fed-
eral lands. 
(f) NO EFFECT ON OTHER FEE RETENTION AU-
THORITIES.—This Act shall not limit or otherwise affect 
fee retention by a Federal land management agency under 
any other authority. 
SEC. 4. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY. 
The Secretary of the Interior may enter into coopera-
tive agreements to carry out the activities described in sec-
tion 3(e). 
SEC. 5. CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AU-
THORITY 
OF 
THE 
SECRETARY 
OF 
AGRI-
CULTURE. 
Section 8705(f) of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–334) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agree-
ments to carry out the activities described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (4).’’. 
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