Subject: Amateur Radio Parity Act Set for House Energy and Commerce Committee Markup
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06/22/2016
The Amateur Radio Parity Act[1] (H.R. 1301) is among five bills that the US House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled for a "full committee" markup[2] on June 22 and 23. The panel, chaired by Rep Fred Upton (R-MI), will consider H.R. 1301 and an "Amendment[3] in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1301." Earlier this month, the ARRL and the Community Associations Institute (CAI[4]) - the national association of homeowners associations (HOAs) announced that they had reached consensus on the bill's provisions. The committee is scheduled to convene at 5 PM on June 22 for opening statements only; it will get down to work Thursday morning. Committee members have been asked to submit any amendments they may have for any of the bills scheduled for consideration at least 2 hours before they are offered during the markup.
According to ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, the substitute bill would guarantee that a radio amateur living in a deed-restricted community - including condominium or townhouse communities - could install and maintain an "effective outdoor antenna." He said the agreement was achieved without disrupting 30 years of zoning case law that has interpreted the PRB-1 federal preemption and protected radio amateurs from overregulation by zoning authorities. The bill incorporates the basic tenets of PRB-1.
More information[5] on the Amateur Radio Parity Act, including a copy of the complete substitute amendment agreed to by ARRL and CAI, is available on the ARRL website.
[1]
http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act
[2]
https://energycommerce.house.gov/hearings-and-votes/Markup
[3]
http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20160622/105135/BILLS-114-HR1301-W000791-Amdt-1.pdf
[4]
https://www.caionline.org/
[5]
http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act
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