I 
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 addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 commu-
nications 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Lands Tele-
communications Act’’. 
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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 wireless telecommuni-
cations, regardless of whether the use of radio fre-
quencies by such telecommunications 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 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. 
(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-
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agement, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest 
Service. 
(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 based on the market value of the oc-
cupancy and use authorized by a communications 
use authorization, as determined by appraisal or 
other sound business management principles as re-
quired by the provision of law pursuant to which a 
Federal land management agency granted, issued, or 
executed the communications use authorization. 
SEC. 3. RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH 
COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATIONS ON 
FEDERAL LANDS AND FEDERAL LAND MAN-
AGEMENT AGENCY SUPPORT FOR COMMU-
NICATION SITE PROGRAMS. 
(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 a Federal land man-
agement agency for communications use authorizations on 
Federal lands granted, issued, or executed by the Federal 
land management agency. 
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(b) DEPOSIT AND RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES.— 
Rental fees received by a Federal land management agen-
cy shall— 
(1) be deposited in the special account estab-
lished for that Federal land management agency; 
and 
(2) remain available for expenditure under sub-
section (c), without further appropriation and until 
expended. 
(c) EXPENDITURE OF RETAINED FEES.—Amounts 
deposited in the special account for a Federal land man-
agement agency shall be used for Federal land manage-
ment agency activities related to communications sites, in-
cluding 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 designate 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. 
(4) Training for management of communica-
tions sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 
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