Public Lands Telecommunications Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 16, 2017)
Public Lands Telecommunications Act
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish separate special accounts for the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A "communication use authorization" is defined as 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 communications use.
The rental fees received by each federal land management agency shall:
- be deposited in its special account, and
- remain available for expenditure, as provided in advance in appropriations acts, for agency activities related to communications sites (those areas of federal lands designated for telecommunications uses).
The Department of the Interior and the Forest Service may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out those activities related to such sites.
What just happenedDec 28, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 861.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseDec 28, 2018
- Introduced in HouseMay 16, 2017
- Dec 28, 2018CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 861.
- Dec 28, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Agriculture Committee - Dec 28, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Agriculture discharged.
Agriculture Committee - Dec 20, 2018IntroReferralH11210
House Committee on Agriculture Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Agriculture Committee - Dec 20, 2018CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1086, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee - Dec 20, 2018Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1086, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 27, 2017Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 27, 2017Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Natural Resources Committee - Jun 8, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - May 23, 2017Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - May 16, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - May 16, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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 committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - May 16, 2017IntroReferralH11100
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 committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - May 16, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 16, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House