A bill to require a permit for the making of motion picture, television program, or other form of commercial visual depiction in a unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge System.

Summary

Prohibits a person from producing a commercial visual depiction in a unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge System without obtaining a permit from the Secretary of the Interior and paying a permit fee. Specifies fee guidelines. Subjects a person who violates this Act or fails to comply with any condition stated in a permit to a civil penalty of up to 200 percent of the permit fee. Requires amounts collected as fees or penalties to be retained by the Secretary and made available for capital improvement and restoration activities in the unit in which the commercial visual depiction was produced.

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Timeline

1. 5 February 1998

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 February 1998

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S453-454)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 February 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 6 February 1998

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.

   Source: Committee

5. 30 April 1998

   Committee

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget.

   Source: Committee

6. 14 May 1998

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-579 PT.2.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 5 February 1998 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 February 1998

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 5 February 1998

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 February 1998

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Sponsors

• Rep. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [D-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
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