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HR 2611 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Forests, forestry, trees Government trust funds Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Telephone and wireless communication User charges and fees

Public Lands Telecommunications Act

Introduced: May 9, 2019 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
May 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
May 9, 2019
Referred 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.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 (the federal land management agencies) for the deposit of rental fees received by such agencies for communications use authorizations on federal lands that are granted, issued, or executed by them. A "communication use authorization" is defined as a right-of-way, permit, or lease granted, issued, or executed by a federal land management agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of federal lands for communications use.

The rental fees received by each federal land management agency shall

  • be deposited in its 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.

What's happening now June 18, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  • HR 2 Related bill Moving Forward Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 26, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 28, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2611: Public Lands Telecommunications Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2611/
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"H.R. 2611: Public Lands Telecommunications Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2611/.
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H.R. 2611, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2611/.
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[H.R. 2611: Public Lands Telecommunications Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2611/)
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