I just found this on the http://thomas.loc.gov/ site. I really wonder how they are going to do this?
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2346. A bill to authorize the
enforcement by State and local governments of certain Federal
Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band
radio equipment (Rept. 106-883). Referred to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union.
CONGRESS: 9/22/2000 12:27pm: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No.
533.
To authorize the enforcement by State and local
governments of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding
use of citizens band radio equipment. (Introduced in the House)
HR 2346 IH
To authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio equipment.
Mr. EHLERS (for himself, Mr. COBLE, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. UPTON, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. TRAFICANT, and Mr. CAMPBELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
This was posted to the rec.readio.cb news group on the this subject!
This was E-mailed to me by a fellow CBer and it has a lot of information in it!
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2383
To authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain
Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens
band radio equipment.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 3, 1997
Mr. Ehlers (for himself and Mr. Coble) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Commerce
A BILL
To authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain
Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens
band radio equipment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGARDING CITIZENS BAND RADIO
EQUIPMENT.
Section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f)(1) Except as provided in
paragraph (2), a State or local government may enforce the following regulations
of the Commission under this section:
`(A) A regulation that
prohibits a use of citizens band radio equipment not authorized by the
Commission. {This item would allow
the states to take legal action against those who use linear amplifiers on the
CB band.}
``(B) A regulation that prohibits the unauthorized operation of citizens band radio equipment on a frequency between 24 MHz and 35 MHz. {The so called "Gotcha" clause. "Unauthorized" operation is legally considered as operation without a duly authorized license from the FCC. Although the FCC has not enforced this regulation, the states would persue the issue in order to clean up the bands and also as a profit center.-Suggestion-Obtain a CB -Class D-Operators License as soon as possible, from the FCC.}
``(2) Possession of a station
license issued by the Commission pursuant to section 301 in any radio service
for the operation at issue shall preclude action by a State or local government
under this subsection. {Have
you tried to obtain a CB license recently? According to our sources, the waiting
period is very lengthy due to the fact that the FCC has, for all intents and
purposes placed the CB band on the very bottom of its list of priorities. To get
a license takes a considerable amount of time.}
`(3) The Commission shall
provide technical guidance to State and local governments regarding the
detection and determination of violations of the regulations specified in
paragraph (1).
``(4)(A) In addition to any
other remedy authorized by law, a person affected by the decision of a State or
local government enforcing a regulation under paragraph (1) may submit to the
Commission an appeal of the decision on the grounds that the State or local
government, as the case may be, acted outside the authority provided in this
subsection.
If you think that congress
isn't serious, maybe this will change your mind. The bill mentioned above is
a house bill that is due to
be voted on in January 1998. The following bill is a Senate Bill that is due to
be voted on at about the same
time. It is safe to say that the House and Senate have conspired to work
together on these bills and
it is also safe to say that unless you scare the congress into voting against
the
bills contained on this page,
you will be denied the use of CB radios in the near future.
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 608
To authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain
Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens
band radio equipment.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 17, 1997
Mr. Feingold introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To authorize the enforcement by State and local governments of certain Federal Communications Commission regulations regarding use of citizens band radio equipment.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGARDING CITIZENS BAND RADIO
EQUIPMENT.
Section 302 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 302) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a State or local government may enforce the following regulations of the Commission under this section:
``(A) A regulation that prohibits
a use of citizens band radio equipment not authorized by the commission.
{Once Again...The "Gotcha" Clause}
``(B) A regulation that
prohibits the unauthorized operation of citizens band radio equipment on a
frequency between 24 MHz and 35 MHz. {Once
again we have the "unauthorized operation" which includes any
station without a license in the 24 to 35 megahertz range. You must have a
license to operate in this spectrum.}
`(2) Possession of a station
license issued by the Commission pursuant to section 301 in any radio service
for the operation at issue shall preclude action by a State or local government
under this
subsection.
``(3) The Commission shall
provide technical guidance to State and local governments regarding the
detection and determination of violations of the regulations specified in
paragraph (1). {in
other words,
the Federal Government is going to give the states financial aid to help them in
their goal of eliminating CB radios in the
individual states.}
``(4)(A) In addition to any other
remedy authorized by law, a person affected by the decision of a State or local
government enforcing a regulation under paragraph (1) may submit to the
Commission
an appeal of the decision on
the grounds that the State or local government, as the case may be, acted
outside the authority provided in this subsection.
``(B) A person shall submit
an appeal on a decision of a State or local government to the Commission under
this paragraph, if at all, not later than 30 days after the date on which the
decision by the State or local government becomes final.
``(C) The Commission shall make a
determination on an appeal submitted under subparagraph (B) not later than 180
days after its submittal.
``(D) If the Commission
determines under subparagraph (C) that a State or local government has acted
outside its authority in enforcing a regulation, the Commission shall reverse
the decision enforcing the
regulation.
``(5) The enforcement of a regulation by a State or local government under paragraph (1) in a particular case shall not preclude the Commission from enforcing the regulation in that case concurrently.
``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish or otherwise affect the jurisdiction of the Commission under this section over devices capable of interfering with radio communications.''.
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