HR 866
106th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Electric utilities
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Energy
Federal Communications Commission
Gas companies
Gas pipelines
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Infrastructure
Law
Licenses
Petroleum pipelines
Public utilities
Radio
Radio spectrum allocation
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Critical Infrastructure Communications Act of 1999
Introduced: February 25, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 25, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Critical Infrastructure Communications Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules to ensure the ongoing protection and promotion of radio spectrum used by electric, gas, and water utilities and natural gas and petroleum pipelines against interference from other users of spectrum and consistent with provisions of the Communications Act of 1934. Requires the FCC, until such rules are adopted, to discontinue licensing private mobile radio facilities on: (1) any channels that were formerly allocated by the FCC to the Power (IW) Radio Service or Petroleum (IP) Radio Service on either an exclusive or shared basis; and (2) any channels less than 15khz removed from such channels. Provides exceptions in the case of a license applicant that: (1) obtains the concurrence of the designated frequency advisory committee for the IW or IP Service, or both; or (2) obtains and submits written concurrence of all IW and IP radio services licensees having a co- channel or adjacent-channel facility within 70 miles of the applicant's proposed site.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1