Public Lands Telecommunications Act
Latest action · Mar 21, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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, and the Bureau of Reclamation 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 shall
- 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 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2022 to Apr 7, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 8, 2022 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Apr 7, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2022 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2022 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2022 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Mar 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House
- Mar 8, 2022Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 41, March 8, 2022, page H1374.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6915 | Public Lands Telecommunications Act | Reintroduced Bill | Aug 29, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Public Lands Telecommunications Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2022Introduced in House
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