Statute · United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 8453 — Public lands telecommunications cooperative agreements
16 U.S.C. § 8453
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- employee-benefits-and-executive-compensation
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out activities related to communications sites on lands managed by Federal land management agencies, including— (1) administering communications use authorizations; (2) preparing needs assessments or other programmatic analyses necessary to establish communications sites and authorize communications uses on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; (3) developing management plans for communications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency on a competitively neutral, technology neutral, nondiscriminatory basis; (4) training for management of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; (5) obtaining, improving access to, or establishing communications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; and (6) any combination of purposes described in subparagraphs 1 (1) through (5). Not later than 1 year after January 4, 2025, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the potential benefits of rental fee retention whereby any fee collected for the occupancy and use of Federal lands and waters authorized by a communications use authorization would be deposited into a special account and used solely for activities related to communications sites …
The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out activities related to communications sites on lands managed by Federal land management agencies, including— (1) administering communications use authorizations; (2) preparing needs assessments or other programmatic analyses necessary to establish communications sites and authorize communications uses on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; (3) developing management plans for communications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency on a competitively neutral, technology neutral, nondiscriminatory basis; (4) training for management of communications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; (5) obtaining, improving access to, or establishing communications sites on or adjacent to Federal recreational lands and waters managed by a Federal land management agency; and (6) any combination of purposes described in subparagraphs 1 (1) through (5). Not later than 1 year after January 4, 2025, the Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the potential benefits of rental fee retention whereby any fee collected for the occupancy and use of Federal lands and waters authorized by a communications use authorization would be deposited into a special account and used solely for activities related to communications sites on lands and waters managed by the Secretary.