[ARRL-OK] Legislative Update

[Kevin ODell]

It still ain't working...

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> On Jul 16, 2014, at 4:20 PM, Eddie Manley <jema at poncacity.net> wrote:
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> FROM:  Eddie Manley - K5EMS - Oklahoma Government Liaison
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> Dan Henderson, N1ND
> Regulatory Information Manager / ARRL Centennial Convention Program and Forum Chairman
> ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio
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> Please help us out with this valuable Legislation.  If you get a chance, talk to your Congressman in your District.  I can send "talking points" to anyone interested.  Thanks
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> HR 4969 - The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014
> A Commonsense Solution to Provide Equality in Land Use Regulation
> On Wednesday June 25th, Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL -16th), with Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) as cosponsor, introduced in the 113th US Congress "The Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2014". If passed by Congress and signed into law, Representative Kinzinger's bill would require the FCC, within 120 days of the Bill's enactment, to amend the Part 97 Amateur Service rules to apply its Amateur Radio limited preemption policy to all types of land use regulations including homeowners' association regulations and deed restrictions, often referred to as "covenants, conditions, and restrictions" (CC&Rs). Presently, the policy only applies to state and local zoning laws and ordinances.
> HR 4969 is the ARRL's plan to secure reasonable accommodation for the thousands of licensed Amateur Radio operators who are denied effective antennas at their residences due to private land use regulations that are either part of their property deeds of purchase or are imposed by their local homeowner's associations. CC&Rs typically preclude licensed Amateurs residing in deed-restricted communities from conducting public service or emergency preparedness communications. The number of communities that have such restrictions is increasing at exponential rates.
> In a 2012 report to Congress, mandated by the "Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012", the FCC concluded that "should Congress see fit to enact a statutory directive mandating the expansion of its limited preemption policy [PRB-1] to include more than state and local regulations, it would expeditiously act to fulfill its obligation...". ARRL Regulatory Information Manager Dan Henderson, N1ND, says, "The purpose of HR 4969 is to provide the FCC with that directive."
> Bipartisan support for HR 4969 is the key to its success. In this newsletter, the ARRL will be providing information on how to engage your Congressperson on this issue. You should let your Representative know not only that this issue is important to you - their constituent - but why it is important. Be authentic and personal when speaking with your Congressperson and his or her staff.
> The text of HR 4969 can be viewed in-line at http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/HR4969.pdf For more information on HR 4969 please visit: http://www.arrl.org/hr-4969 
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> ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager - Kevin O'Dell, N0IRW  n0irw at arrl.org
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