[ARRL-OK] Fw: New CC&R Bill

[Eddie Manley]

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From: "Eddie Manley" <E_Manley at cox.net>
To: <Arrl-ok at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 5:42 AM
Subject: New CC&R Bill


> Please note:    Do your part in getting our State Reps and Senators to
move
> this Bill forward.  Thanks  Eddie 73 K5EMS
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> SB QST ARL ARLB023
> ARLB023 Amateur Radio antenna ''CC&R Bill'' reintroduced in Congress
>
> New York Congressman Steve Israel has reintroduced legislation that could
> make it easier for radio amateurs living in communities with deed
covenants,
> conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) to erect suitable antennas. Arkansas
> Congressman Mike Ross, WD5DVR, signed aboard as an original cosponsor of
the
> ''Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Consistency Act'' (HR 3876).
>
> ARRL President Jim Haynie, W5JBP, has encouraged League members to write
> their elected representative and ask that they cosponsor and support the
> bill, especially given two hurricane emergencies in short order.
>
> ''Amateur Radio is certainly a part of this nation's communications
> infrastructure,'' Haynie said. ''What we're asking for is just a fair
shake
> so we can put up antennas and help our fellow citizens.''  While the
League
> has ramped up its efforts to educate members of Congress about Amateur
> Radio, Haynie said lawmakers respond best to individual members.
>
> The one-sentence measure is identical to the text of the CC&R bill that
has
> been introduced in the last two sessions of Congress. It would put private
> land-use regulations, such as homeowners' association rules, on the same
> legal plane as state or local zoning regulations under the FCC's PRB-1
> limited federal preemption. PRB-1 now applies only to states and
> municipalities.
>
> HR 3876 has been assigned to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
> Information about the bill and a sample letter to use when contacting your
> representative are available on the ARRL Web site,
> <www.arrl.org/govrelations/hr3876/>.
>
> In his public announcement September 19, Israel said that ''often unsung''
> Amateur Radio volunteers were instrumental in helping residents in the
> hardest hit areas in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, including saving
> stranded flood victims in Louisiana and Mississippi.
>
> ''State and local governments, as well as disaster relief agencies, could
> not possibly afford to replace the services that radio amateurs dependably
> provide for free,'' said a statement from Israel's office. ''However, the
> hundreds of thousands of Amateur Radio licensees face burdensome
regulations
> that make it extremely difficult to provide their public services.''
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