(7) to provide that discrete reviews in consid-
ering an application described in paragraph (1) shall 
be conducted simultaneously to the maximum extent 
practicable, rather than sequentially, by any organi-
zational units of the Department of the Interior that 
must approve the location or modification; and 
(8) to eliminate overlapping requirements 
among the organizational units of the Department of 
the Interior with respect to the location or modifica-
tion of a communications facility on covered land ad-
ministered by those organizational units. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The regulations issued under 
subsection (b) shall include the following: 
(1) Procedures for the tracking of applications 
described in subsection (b)(1), including— 
(A) identifying the number of applica-
tions— 
(i) received; 
(ii) approved; and 
(iii) denied; 
(B) in the case of an application that is 
denied, describing the reasons for the denial; 
and 
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(C) describing the amount of time between 
the receipt of an application and the issuance of 
a final decision on an application. 
(2) Provision for minimum lease terms of not 
less than 15 years for leases with respect to the loca-
tion of communications facilities on covered land. 
(3) A policy under which a communications use 
authorization renews automatically on expiration, 
unless the communications use authorization is re-
voked for good cause. 
(4) A structure of fees for— 
(A) submitting an application described in 
subsection (b)(1), based on the cost to the De-
partment of the Interior of considering such an 
application; and 
(B) issuing communications use authoriza-
tions, based on the cost to the Department of 
the Interior of any maintenance or other activi-
ties required to be performed by the Depart-
ment of the Interior as a result of the location 
or modification of the communications facility. 
(d) COMMUNICATION OF STREAMLINED PROCESS TO 
ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS.—The Secretary shall, with re-
spect to the regulations issued under subsection (b)— 
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(1) communicate the regulations to the organi-
zational units of the Department of the Interior; and 
(2) ensure that the organizational units of the 
Department of the Interior follow the regulations. 
(e) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEES.— 
(1) SPECIAL ACCOUNT.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall establish a special account in the 
Treasury for the Department of the Interior for the 
deposit of fees collected by the Department under 
subsection (c)(4) for communications use authoriza-
tions on covered land granted, issued, or executed by 
the Department of the Interior. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR FEES COLLECTED.— 
Fees collected by the Department of the Interior 
under subsection (c)(4) shall be— 
(A) based on the costs described in sub-
section (c)(4); and 
(B) competitively neutral, technology neu-
tral, and nondiscriminatory with respect to 
other users of the communications site. 
(3) DEPOSIT OF FEES.—Fees collected by the 
Department of the Interior under subsection (c)(4) 
shall be deposited in the special account established 
for that Department under paragraph (1). 
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(4) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Amounts depos-
ited in the special account for a Department of the 
Interior shall be available, to the extent and in such 
amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation 
Acts, to the Secretary to cover costs incurred by the 
Department of the Interior described in subsection 
(c)(4), including the following: 
(A) Preparing needs assessments or other 
programmatic analyses necessary to designate 
communications sites and issue communications 
use authorizations. 
(B) Developing management plans for 
communications sites. 
(C) Training for management of commu-
nications sites. 
(D) Obtaining or improving access to com-
munications sites. 
(5) NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS AUTHOR-
IZED.—Except as provided in paragraph (4), no 
other amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out this section. 
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