Commercial Filming and Photography on Federal Lands (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised Dec. 1, 2022 |
| Report Number |
IF10340 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Mark K. DeSantis |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Commercial filmmakers, videographers, and photographers
often seek to use federal lands as locations for their works.
Historically, the major federal land management agencies—
the Bureau of Land Management (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
law, P.L. 106-206 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6d), directed the
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to require permits
and develop a consistent fee structure for commercial
filming and some photography on federal lands. Pursuant to
the law, the agencies have established permitting
procedures and are currently in the process of setting fees.
Legislation in the 114th Congress would alter requirements
for the agencies’ fee schedules and permits.
