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HOUSE 6915118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Public Lands Telecommunications Act

Last Action
8/29/2024

Actions

  • 2024-08-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  • 2024-08-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
  • 2024-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • 2024-01-09Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • 2024-01-05Introduced in House
  • 2024-01-05Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2024-01-05 (00)

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 for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies under communications use authorizations, which allow for the occupancy and use of federal lands for communications purposes.

The rental fees received by each agency must

  • be deposited in the agency's special account, and
  • remain available for expenditure for agency activities related to communications sites (those areas of federal lands designated for telecommunications uses).

The Departments of the Interior and Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out activities related to communications sites.

Cosponsors (1)

  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)
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