[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1241 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1241

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2009

Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. Tester) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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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 and waterways.

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 and waterways 
                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 and waterways 
                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 and waterways 
                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.
                    ``(D) The Secretary shall not prohibit, as a 
                mechanized apparatus or under any other purposes, use 
                of cameras or related equipment used for the purpose of 
                commercial filming activities or similar projects in 
                accordance with this paragraph on Federal lands and 
                waterways administered by the Secretary.''.
    (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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