[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 32 (Monday, August 14, 1995)]
[Pages 1424-1425]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Mobile Services Antennas

August 10, 1995

Memorandum for the Heads of Departments and Agencies

Subject: Facilitating Access to Federal Property for the Siting of 
Mobile Services Antennas

    Recent advancements in mobile telecommunications technology present 
an opportunity for the rapid construction of the Nation's wireless 
communications infrastructure. As a matter of policy, the Federal 
Government shall encourage the efficient and timely implementation of 
such new technologies and the concomitant infrastructure buildout as a 
means of stimulating economic growth and creating new jobs. The recent 
auctioning and impending licensing of radio frequencies for mobile 
personal communications services presents the Federal Government with 
the opportunity to foster new technologies and to encourage the 
development of communications infrastructure by

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making Federal property available for the siting of mobile services 
antennas.
    Therefore, to the extent permitted by law, I hereby direct the 
Administrator of General Services, within 90 days, in consultation with 
the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, Defense, and the heads of such 
other agencies as the Administrator may determine, to develop procedures 
necessary to facilitate appropriate access to Federal property for the 
siting of mobile services antennas.
    The procedures should be developed in accordance with the following:
    1. (a) Upon request, and to the extent permitted by law and where 
practicable, executive departments and agencies shall make available 
Federal Government buildings and lands for the siting of mobile service 
antennas. This should be done in accordance with Federal, State, and 
local laws and regulations, and consistent with national security 
concerns (including minimizing mutual electromagnetic interactions), 
public health and safety concerns, environmental and aesthetic concerns, 
preservation of historic buildings and monuments, protection of natural 
and cultural resources, protection of national park and wilderness 
values, protection of National Wildlife Refuge systems, and subject to 
any Federal requirements promulgated by the agency managing the facility 
and the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation 
Administration, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, and other relevant departments and agencies.
    (b) Antennas on Federal buildings or land may not contain any 
advertising.
    (c) Federal property does not include lands held by the United 
States in trust for individual or Native American tribal governments.
    (d) Agencies shall retain discretion to reject inappropriate siting 
requests, and assure adequate protection of public property and timely 
removal of equipment and structures at the end of service.
    2. All procedures and mechanisms adopted regarding access to Federal 
property shall be clear and simple so as to facilitate the efficient and 
rapid buildout of the national wireless communications infrastructure.
    3. Unless otherwise prohibited by or inconsistent with Federal law, 
agencies shall charge fees based on market value for siting antennas on 
Federal property, and may use competitive procedures if not all 
applicants can be accommodated.
    This memorandum does not give the siting of mobile services antennas 
priority over other authorized uses of Federal buildings or land.
    All independent regulatory commissions and agencies are requested to 
comply with the provisions of this memorandum.
    This memorandum is not intended to create any right, benefit or 
trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or 
equity by a party against the United States, its agencies or 
instrumentalities, its officers, or any other person.
    This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.
                                            William J. Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:15 p.m., August 10, 
1995]

Note: This memorandum was published in the Federal Register on August 
14.