(3) NATIONAL
SECURITY
EXEMPTION.—An 
agency may exclude from the report described in 
paragraph (1) any information the head of the exec-
utive agency determines would harm national secu-
rity. 
(c) STATE AND LOCAL ASSETS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, local, or tribal gov-
ernment may provide to the Under Secretary for 
Rural Broadband Initiatives information regarding 
any real property that is owned, leased, or otherwise 
managed by the State, local, or tribal government on 
which a broadband facility could be constructed. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Under Secretary for 
Rural Broadband Initiatives shall, in consultation 
with State, local, or tribal governments, issue such 
guidance or regulations as may be necessary to en-
sure that information provided by a State, local, or 
tribal government under paragraph (1) is accurate. 
SEC. 8. RETENTION OF RENTAL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH 
COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATIONS ON 
FEDERAL LANDS. 
(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-
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agement agency for communications use authorizations on 
Federal lands granted, issued, or executed by the Federal 
land management agency. 
(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), to the extent and in such amounts as are 
provided in advance in appropriation Acts. 
(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 
subsection (d). 
(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. 
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(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. 
(5) Obtaining or improving access to commu-
nications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands. 
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR.—The 
Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative 
agreements to carry out the activities described in 
subsection (c). 
(2) FOREST SERVICE.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Serv-
ice, may enter into cooperative agreements to carry 
out the activities described in subsection (c). 
(e) NO EFFECT ON OTHER FEE RETENTION AU-
THORITIES.—This section shall not limit or otherwise af-
fect fee retention by a Federal land management agency 
under any other authority. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(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-
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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-
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. 
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(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. 
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