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A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on…

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A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.

Introduced: June 11, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2010
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.
Jun 11, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6549)
Jun 11, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6548-6549)
Jun 11, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period.

Prohibits the Secretary, for persons holding such a permit, from assessing any additional fee for commercial filming activities and similar projects that occur in those areas during those hours.

Bars the Secretary from prohibiting, as a mechanized apparatus or under any other purposes, the use of cameras or related equipment used for commercial filming activities or similar projects in accordance with this Act on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary.

What's happening now April 28, 2010

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.

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  • HR 2031 Related bill To amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 29, 2010
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 26, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1241: A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1241/
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"S. 1241: A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1241/.
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S. 1241, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1241/.
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[S. 1241: A bill to amend Public Law 106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1241/)
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