US Congress House Bill 2031 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to 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. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or 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. Prohibits the Secretary, for persons holding such a permit, from assessing any additional fee for commercial filming activities and similar projects that occur in those areas during those hours. Bars the Secretary from prohibiting, as a motorized vehicle or under any other purposes, the use of cameras or related equipment used for commercial filming activities or similar projects in accordance with this Act on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary.

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.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. John Carter [R-TX]	Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]
Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-22		Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2009-04-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2009-04-22		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-04-22		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-04-22		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.

SB1241 (Related) 2010-04-28 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2031/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2031/BILLS-111hr2031ih.pdf