[EIDXA] FAA Expands Marking SOME Towers

[James Meade]

The FAA reauthorization bill includes language talking about marking  
towers between 50 and 200 feet AGL.  200 and greater AGL is already  
covered.  Here is some language from the House version.  Look under Safety  
I think it's 415.

Sounds like it doesn't affect most of us.  See Exclusions.

73
Jim NO0B

"Covered tower defined.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term “covered tower” means a  
structure that—

(A) is self-standing or supported by guy wires and ground anchors;

(B) is 6 feet or less in diameter at the base;

(C) at the highest point of the structure, is at least 50 feet above  
ground level;

(D) at the highest point of the structure, is not more than 200 feet above  
ground level;

(E) has accessory facilities on which an antenna, sensor, camera,  
meteorological instrument, or other equipment is mounted; and

(F) is located—

(i) outside the boundaries of an incorporated city or town; or

(ii) on land that is—

(I) underdeveloped; or

(II) used for agriculture purposes.

(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The term “covered tower” does not include any structure  
that—

(A) is adjacent to a house, barn, electric utility substation, or any  
other building;

(B) is in the curtilage of a farmstead;

(C) supports electric utility transmission or distribution lines;

(D) is a wind-powered electrical generator with a rotor blade radius that  
exceeds 6 feet; or

(E) is a street light erected or maintained by a Federal, State, or local  
transportation entity.'



Curtilage, for the vocabulary challenged:  :)
In law, the curtilage of a house or dwelling is the land immediately  
surrounding it, including any closely associated buildings and structures,  
but excluding any associated "open fields beyond", and also excluding any  
closely associated buildings, structures, or divisions that contain the  
separate intimate activities ...