Hi, consider it done. 
I will be sharing this with the rest of my team members. 
Thank you.  

Michael Dane: W7ALX.
Director: Mobile Emergency Communications Response: 
City of Depoe Bay, Or. USA.

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On Mar 11, 2015, 10:16 AM, at 10:16 AM, "Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\`" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>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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