118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 6915Public Lands Telecommunications Act

To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jan 5, 2024
Last action Aug 29, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Referred
Aug 29, 2024
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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SummaryCRS Summary

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 Int...

Provisions · 5 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Aug 29, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Aug 29, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jan 9, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jan 5, 2024
Introduced in House