,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bfaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4 ,huffman 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 and ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to support the establishment and improvement of communications sites on or adjacent to ,federal lands under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture through the retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,public ,lands ,telecommunications ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,communications site ,the term communications site means an area of ,federal lands designated for telecommunications uses4 7#b7 ,communications use ,the term communications use means the placement and operation of infrastructure for wireline or wireless telecommunications1 including cable television1 television1 and radio communications1 regardless of whether such placement and operation is pursuant to a license issued by the ,federal ,communications ,commission or on an unlicensed basis in accordance with the regulations of the ,commission4 ,the term includes ancillary activities1 uses1 or facilities directly related to such placement and operation4 7#c7 ,communications use authorization ,the term communications use authorization means a right-of-way1 permit1 or lease granted1 issued1 or executed by a ,federal land management agency for the primary purpose of authorizing the occupancy and use of ,federal lands for communications use4 7#d7 ,federal land management agency ,the term ,federal land management agency means the ,national ,park ,service1 the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 the ,bureau of ,land ,management1 and the ,bureau of ,reclamation4 7#e7 ,federal lands ,the term ,federal lands means lands under the jurisdiction and management of a ,federal land management agency4 7#f7 ,rental fee ,the term rental fee means the 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 law4 #c4 ,collection and retention of rental fees associated with communications use authorizations on ,federal lands and ,federal land management agency support for communication site programs 7a7 ,special account required ,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 for communications use authorizations on ,federal lands granted1 issued1 or executed by the ,federal land management agency4 7b7 ,competitively neutral ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 any rental fees collected pursuant to this ,act shall be competitively neutral1 technology neutral1 and nondiscriminatory with respect to other uses of the communication site4 7c7 ,rental fees 7#a7 ,limitation on amount of rental fees ,rental fees shall not exceed the fee schedules published by the ,secretary of the ,interior for communication use rights-of-way4 7#b7 ,revision of rental fee schedules for communication sites rights of way ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 through a public process that includes consideration of industry comments1 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall revise the communication sites rights-of-way rental fee schedule to reflect current communication technologies1 including the physical footprint of such technologies4 7d7 ,deposit and retention of rental fees ,rental fees received by a ,federal land management agency shall-- 7#a7 be deposited in the special account established for that ,federal land management agency2 and 7#b7 remain available for expenditure under subsection 7e71 to the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation ,acts4 7e7 ,expenditure of retained fees ,amounts deposited in the special account for a ,federal land management agency shall be used solely for ,federal land management agency activities related to communications sites1 including the following3 7#a7 ,administering communications use authorizations1 including cooperative agreements under section #d4 7#b7 ,preparing needs assessments or other programmatic analyses necessary to establish communications sites and authorize communications uses on or adjacent to ,federal lands4 7#c7 ,developing management plans for communications sites on or adjacent to ,federal lands on a competitively neutral1 technology neutral1 nondiscriminatory basis4 7#d7 ,training for management of communications sites on or adjacent to ,federal lands4 7#e7 ,obtaining1 improving access to1 or establishing communications sites on or adjacent to ,federal lands4 7f7 ,no effect on other fee retention authorities ,this ,act shall not limit or otherwise affect fee retention by a ,federal land management agency under any other authority4 #d4 ,cooperative agreement authority ,the ,secretary of the ,interior may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out the activities described in section #c7;e74 #e4 ,clarification of cooperative agreement authority of the ,secretary of ,agriculture ,section #hgje7;f7 of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-ccd7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,cooperative agreement authority ,the ,secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out the activities described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of paragraph 7#d74 4