1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 4, 2021Commercial Filming and Photography on Federal LandsCommercial filmmakers, videographers, and photographers often seek to use federal lands as locations for their works. Historically, the major federal land management agenciesthe Bureau of Land Man
2、agement (BLM), National Park Service (NPS), and Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Forest Service (FS) in the Department of Agriculture (USDA)did not share a consistent approach to regulating commercial filming and photography on their lands. A 2000
3、law, P.L. 106-206 (codified at 16 U.S.C. 460l-6d and 54 U.S.C. 100905), directed the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to require permits and develop a consistent fee structure for commercial filming and some types of photography on federal lands. Pursuant to the law, the agencies have est
4、ablished permitting procedures and are currently in the process of standardizing fees. Legislation in the 116th Congress would have altered requirements for the agencies fee schedules and permits. Statutory Requirements for Permits and Fees Under P.L. 106-206, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agr