Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of 2000

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Introduced

24 February 2000

Last action

3 April 2000 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Summary

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act of 2000 - Establishes the Local Television Loan Guarantee Board to approve or disapprove loan guarantees under this Act. Allows loan guarantees to be approved only to the extent provided for in advance in appropriations Acts. Requires such loans to be used to finance the means by which local television broadcast signals will be delivered to an unserved or underserved area, with a loan priority for unserved areas. Prohibits the Board from approving a loan which will serve one of the 40 most populated designated market areas. Limits: (1) each loan guarantee to 70 percent of the total cost of a project; and (2) the aggregate value of all loan guarantees to$1.25 billion. Requires the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service to administer all loan guarantees approved under this Act. Requires loan applicants to enter into stipulated performance schedules with respect to the local television signals to be provided through the project. Outlines procedures governing loan application and credit requirements, default procedures, and recovery of payments for breach of conditions. Authorizes the Board to charge and collect a loan guarantee fee and use such fee to cover administrative costs. Requires an annual audit and report concerning the loan guarantee program. Prohibits any loan guarantee from being approved after December 31, 2006. Subjects all loan applicants to Federal copyright provisions relating to the required retransmission of local television stations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2001 through 2006.

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Timeline

24 February 2000
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2000
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2000
Reported
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
15 March 2000
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.
Source: Calendars
15 March 2000
Reported
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Gramm under the authority of the order of 03/09/2000 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-243. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
15 March 2000
Reported
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Gramm under the authority of the order of 03/09/2000 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 106-243. Additional views filed.
Source: Committee
30 March 2000
Reported
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR S1926-1941, S1946-1958, S1961-1968; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S1927-1929)
Source: Floor
30 March 2000
Vote
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 50.
Source: Floor
3 April 2000
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
3 April 2000
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
3 April 2000
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor

Votes

30 March 2000 · Bill Passed · On Passage of the Bill S. 2097 · Bill Passed · Official source

Yes 97 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 2

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Versions

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Introduced in Senate · 24 February 2000 · Download file

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Related records

related to → Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act
amends ← SAMDT 2892
amends ← SAMDT 2891
amends ← SAMDT 2895
amends ← SAMDT 2893
amends ← SAMDT 2894
amends ← To require that the entity, if any, that receives the entire amount of the available loan guarantee shall provide in each underserved area or unserved area in each State all the local television broadcast signals broadcast in such State.
amends ← To improve the loan guarantee program.
amends ← To address certain lending practices.

Showing 9 of 13 related records.

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/2097
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/2097
us · 106-s-2097 · source updated 7 April 2025