[SFDXA] ARRL Reaches Agreement with Community Associations Institute on Parity Act

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    ARRL Reaches Agreement with Community Associations Institute on
    Parity Act

05/28/2016

After 2-1/2 months of intense negotiations, ARRL has reached an 
agreement with the Community Associations Institute (*CAI* 
<https://www.caionline.org/>) — the national association of homeowners 
associations — concerning amended language of the *Amateur Radio Parity 
Act* <http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act>. This will allow 
H.R. 1301 to proceed to what is hoped will be passage of the bill in 
both houses of Congress this year.

“We express support for H.R. 1301, the Amateur Radio Parity Act, as 
proposed to be amended,” the CAI statement said.

ARRL, working with CAI and Congressional staff, agreed on an amended 
bill that would allow every amateur living in a deed-restricted 
community the ability to install an effective outdoor antenna.

“We are pleased with the agreement with CAI over new proposed language 
in the legislation, and thank CAI and the Congressional staffers who 
helped make this happen,” ARRL Hudson Division Director and Legislative 
Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, said. Lisenco stressed 
that, while the agreement with CAI is significant, there is still much 
work to be done.

“This agreement with CAI is a big step forward, but getting the Amateur 
Radio Parity Act signed into law remains a long process. ARRL will still 
need to call upon the membership to contact their elected officials and 
ask for their affirmative vote on this bill,” he said.

http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-reaches-agreement-with-community-associations-institute-on-parity-act

*More information* <http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-parity-act> on the 
Amateur Radio Parity Act is available on the ARRL website.