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HR 1478, The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2003

Text of bill:

108th CONGRESS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 27, 2003

By Mr. ISRAEL (for himself, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. ROSS, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, Mr. BERRY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. MOORE, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MCNULTY, and Mr. HALL):

H.R. 1478.

A bill to provide that private land use rules be treated as State or local regulation for purposes of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the 'Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act of 2003'.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF PRIVATE LAND USE RULES AS LOCAL REGULATION.

For purposes of the Federal Communications Commission's regulation relating to station antenna structures in the amateur radio services (47 CFR 97.15), any private land use rules applicable to such structures shall be treated as a State or local regulation and shall be subject to the same requirements and limitations as a State or local regulation.


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