I just sent an e-mail to my Congressman and will follow-up with a formal
letter delivered through the ARRL.
Howard #3, W A 9 Y B W
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\`" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:16 PM
Subject: Please support the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015
> PLEASE SUPPORT US HOUSE BILL HR-1301!
>
>
>
> What is US House Bill HR-1301?
>
>
>
> It is the Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015 identified as H.R.1301.
This bill
> has been introduced in the US House of Representatives, and directs the
> FCC
> to extend its rules relating to reasonable accommodation of Amateur
> Service
> communications to private land use restrictions. US Rep Adam Kinzinger
> (R-IL) introduced the bill on March 4 with 12 original co-sponsors from
> both
> sides of the aisle -- seven Republicans and five Democrats.
>
>
>
> If Congress approves the legislation, and it is signed by the president,
> H.R. 1301 would require the FCC to amend its Part 97 Amateur Service rules
> to apply the three-part test of the PRB-1 federal pre-emption policy to
> include homeowners' association regulations and deed restrictions, often
> referred to as "covenants, conditions, and restrictions" (CC&Rs). At
> present, PRB-1 only applies to state and local zoning laws and ordinances.
> The FCC has been reluctant to extend the same legal protections to include
> such private land-use agreements without direction from Congress; thus,
> the
> dire need for passage of this vital legislation.
>
>
>
> Presently, H.R. 1301 has been referred to the House Energy and Commerce
> Committee. A fellow ham, Rep Greg Walden, W7EQI, Republican from Oregon,
> chairs that panel's Communications and Technology Subcommittee, which will
> consider the measure.
>
>
>
> We are a fraternity of radio Amateurs (hams) who provide, on a volunteer
> basis, public service, emergency, and disaster relief communications using
> radio stations located in our residences. Our services cost taxpayers
> nothing. They are provided at no cost to any served agency or to any
> government entity. FEMA has stated that when Amateur Radio operators are
> needed in an emergency or disaster, they are really needed and are often
> the
> only source of reliable communications.
>
>
>
> In such situations, FCC licensed radio amateurs serve agencies such as the
> American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Federal Emergency Management
> Agency, and the Department of Defense. Radio amateurs engage in disaster
> relief planning exercises and emergency communications certification
> courses
> to guarantee the emergency availability of a cadre of trained radio
> operators throughout the United States.
>
>
>
> Land use restrictions that prohibit the installation of outdoor antenna
> systems are the largest threat to Amateur Radio emergency and public
> service
> communications. They are escalating quickly and exponentially. An outdoor
> antenna is critical to the effectiveness of an Amateur Radio station. Too
> often in recent years, Amateur Radio antennas have been expressly
> prohibited
> in residential areas by private land use regulations.
>
>
>
> What Will HR 1301 Do and Not Do?
>
>
>
> Most importantly, it will ensure that every ham in the US, regardless of
> the
> community they live in, will have the opportunity to practice their
> avocation from their own homes without breaking any rules or fear of
> reprisal
>
> If enacted it would direct the FCC to extend the reasonable accommodation
> protections to those amateurs who are living in deed-restricted
> communities.
> Known as "CC&Rs" (covenants, conditions and restrictions) these are the
> prohibitions and limitations placed on properties by builders or
> home-owner
> associations (HOAs) which prevent licensed Amateurs from erecting even
> modest antennas.
>
>
>
> The Amateur Radio Parity Act would not give Amateurs "carte blanche" to do
> whatever they wished. It would require HOAs and other private land use
> regulations to extend reasonable accommodation to Amateurs wishing to
> erect
> antennas.
>
>
>
> House Members Currently Supporting HR-1301
>
>
>
> Adam Kinzinger from Illinois (the sponsor of HR 1301)
>
> Joe Courtney (CT - co-sponsor)
>
> Jeff Fortenberry (NE - co-sponsor)
>
> Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ - co-sponsor)
>
> Morgan H. Griffith (VA - co-sponsor)
>
> Steve Israel (NY - co-sponsor)
>
> Lynn Jenkins (KS - co-sponsor)
>
> Peter T. King (NY - co-sponsor)
>
> Grace F. Napolitano (CA - co-sponsor)
>
> David E. Price (NC - co-sponsor)
>
> Paul Tonko (NY - co-sponsor)
>
> Tim Walberg (MI - co-sponsor)
>
> Steve Womack (AR - co-sponsor)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Your Immediate Action is Needed!
>
>
>
> You are urged to contact your Representative to the US House of
> Representatives and ask him to sign on to the bill as a co-sponsor. All
> you
> need to do is to identify yourself, and tell the aid that answers the
> phone
> that you are calling to urge him/her to become a co-sponsor to the Amateur
> Radio Parity Act of 2015, otherwise titled HR-1301. When I called, I also
> delineated the point that federally licensed radio amateurs are often a
> vital means of communications in emergency situations, and this act would
> allow radio amateurs to erect reasonable antennas in otherwise restricted
> areas By requiring the FCC to amend its Part 97 Amateur Service rules to
> include homeowners' association regulations and deed restrictions. At
> present, PRB-1 only applies to state and local zoning laws and ordinances.
>
>
>
> It will only take you a few minutes to make this extremely important call.
> To find your Representative's contact information, simply go to this
> website
> and go down the page until you come to where you can type in your zip
> code,
> and your Representative's name will come up and you can click on his/her
> name to go to their website to find his/her phone number. Sometimes you
> can
> just click on a contact form and fill it out:
>
>
>
> http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
>
>
>
> Even if you, personally, are not directly affected by such antenna
> restrictions, I urge you to make this call to help and support those
> thousands of other radio amateurs who are prohibited from erecting outside
> antennas where they live; besides, just because it might not affect you
> today, doesn't mean it might not sometime in the future.
>
>
>
> Ron Milliman, K8HSY
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>
> Retired Professor of Marketing
>
>
>
> President: Millitronics, Inc. (millitronics.biz)
>
> President: A3 Business Solutions (a3businesssolutions.com)
>
> President: M&M Properties
>
> President: South Central Kentucky Council of the Blind (SCKCB.ORG)
>
>
>
>
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