Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term communications site means an area of Federal lands designated or approved for communications use. The term communications use — means the placement, operation, or both, of infrastructure for wireline or wireless telecommunications, including cable television, television, and radio communications, regardless of whether such placement or operation is pursuant to a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission or on an unlicensed basis in accordance with the regulations of the Commission; and includes ancillary activities, uses, or facilities directly related to such placement or operation.
The term communications use authorization means 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 term Federal lands means lands under the jurisdiction and management of a Federal land management agency. The term Federal land management agency means the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Forest Service.
The term rental fee means a fee collected by a Federal land management agency for the occupancy and use authorized by a communications use authorization pursuant to and consistent with authorizing law.