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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 6915 (Introduced in House) — To support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands through the rete... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Collection and retention of rental fees associated with communications use authorizations on Federal lands and Federal land management agency support for communications site programs

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The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish a special account in the Treasury for each Federal land management agency for the deposit of rental fees received by the Federal land management agency pursuant to this Act. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any rental fee collected pursuant to this Act shall be of a fair market value with respect to other uses of the communications site. Rental fees shall not exceed the fee schedules published by the Secretary of the Interior for communications use rights-of-way or the fair market value under subsection (b), whichever is greater.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, through a public process that includes consideration of industry comments, the Secretary of the Interior shall revise the communications sites rights-of-way rental fee schedule to reflect fair market value and current communications technologies, including the physical footprint of such technologies. Rental fees received by a Federal land management agency shall— be deposited in the special account established for that Federal land management agency under subsection (a); and remain available for expenditure under subsection (e), to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.
Amounts deposited in the special account for a Federal land management agency pursuant to this Act shall be used solely by that Federal land management agency for activities related to communications sites on lands managed by that Federal land management agency, including the following: Administering communications use authorizations, including cooperative agreements under section 4. Preparing needs assessments or other programmatic analyses necessary to establish communications sites and authorize communications uses on or adjacent to Federal lands managed by that Federal land management agency.
Developing management plans for communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands managed by that Federal land management agency on a competitively neutral, technology neutral, nondiscriminatory basis. Training for management of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands managed by that Federal land management agency. Obtaining, improving access to, or establishing communications sites on or adjacent to Federal lands managed by that Federal land management agency.
This Act shall not limit or otherwise affect fee retention by a Federal land management agency under any other authority.
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