[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5502 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5502

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 27, 2008

    Mr. Boren (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the 
    following bill; which was 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

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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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide commercial film crews of 5 
persons or fewer access to film in areas designated for public use 
during public hours on Federal lands.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 PERSONS OR FEWER.

    (a) In General.--Section (1)(a) of Public Law 106-206 (16 U.S.C. 
460l-6d) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
            (2) striking ``The Secretary of the Interior'' and 
        inserting ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph 
        (3), the Secretary of the Interior'';
            (3) inserting ``(2) Other considerations.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary may include other factors''; and
            (4) adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Special rules for film crews of 5 persons or fewer.--
                    ``(A) For any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the 
                Secretary shall require a permit and assess an annual 
                fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or 
                similar projects on Federal lands administered by the 
                Secretary. The permit shall be valid for commercial 
                filming activities or similar projects that occur in 
                areas designated for public use during public hours on 
                all Federal lands administered by the Secretary for a 
                12-month period beginning on the date of issuance of 
                the permit.
                    ``(B) For persons holding a permit described in 
                this paragraph, the Secretary shall not assess, during 
                the effective period of the permit, any additional fee 
                for commercial filming activities and similar projects 
                that occur in areas designated for public use during 
                public hours on Federal lands administered by the 
                Secretary.
                    ``(C) In this paragraph, the term `film crew' 
                includes all persons present on Federal land under the 
                Secretary's jurisdiction who are associated with the 
                production of a certain film.''.
    (b) Recovery of Costs.--Section (1)(b) of Public Law 106-206 (16 
U.S.C. 460l-6d) is amended by--
            (1) striking ``collect any costs'' and inserting ``recover 
        any costs''; and
            (2) striking ``similar project'' and inserting ``similar 
        projects''.
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