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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 com-
mittee 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to provide commercial film 
crews of 5 persons or fewer access to film in areas des-
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ignated for public use during public hours on Federal 
lands and waterways. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 
PERSONS OR FEWER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section (1)(a) of Public Law 106– 
206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by— 
(1) redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively; 
(2) striking ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by 
paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Interior’’; 
(3) inserting ‘‘(2) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS.—’’ 
before ‘‘The Secretary may include other factors’’; 
and 
(4) adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 
PERSONS OR FEWER.— 
‘‘(A) For any film crew of 5 persons or 
fewer, the Secretary shall require a permit and 
assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial 
filming activities or similar projects on Federal 
lands and waterways administered by the Sec-
retary. The permit shall be valid for commercial 
filming activities or similar projects that occur 
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in areas designated for public use during public 
hours on all Federal lands waterways adminis-
tered by the Secretary for a 12-month period 
beginning on the date of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(B) For persons holding a permit de-
scribed in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
not assess, during the effective period of the 
permit, any additional fee for commercial film-
ing activities and similar projects that occur in 
areas designated for public use during public 
hours on Federal lands and waterways adminis-
tered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the term ‘film 
crew’ includes all persons present on Federal 
land under the Secretary’s jurisdiction who are 
associated with the production of a certain film. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall not prohibit, as 
a motorized vehicle or under any other pur-
poses, use of cameras or related equipment used 
for the purpose of commercial filming activities 
or similar projects in accordance with this para-
graph on Federal lands and waterways adminis-
tered by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) RECOVERY OF COSTS.—Section (1)(b) of Public 
Law 106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended by— 
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(1) striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting 
‘‘recover any costs’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘similar project’’ and inserting 
‘‘similar projects’’. 
Æ 
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