Sen. Lee Introduces Government Spectrum Valuation Act
WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Government Spectrum Valuation Act Monday, a bill designed to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned to each federal agency as a first step towards meeting the nation’s spectrum needs.
“The United States is in the midst of a ‘virtual renaissance’ that is full of opportunities for innovation that could transform the quality of life for millions of Americans.” Sen. Lee said. “The Government Spectrum Valuation Act will help us better make decisions on how to free up the radio frequency we need to make this future a reality.”
Specifically, the Government Spectrum Valuation Act would require over the next three years (and every three years thereafter) that the NTIA coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the FCC to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum between 3 kilohertz and 95 gigahertz for licensed or unlicensed uses that is assigned or allocated to each federal agency as well as report the value in the President’s budget and each federal agency’s statement.
An online version of this release can be found here.
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ashington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue; U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Undersecretaries Greg Ibach, Ted McKinney, and Bill Northey; and other USDA staff will hold a briefing call regarding USDA’s specific plans to support farmers in response to damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption TODAY, Thursday, May 23rd. The briefing will be conducted via conference call beginning at 11:30am ET, and the information will be embargoed until the conclusion of the call.
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USDA Forest Service and State of Utah sign Shared Stewardship Agreement
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(Salt Lake City, Utah, May 22, 2019) — Today, Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, joined Utah State Governor, Gary R. Herbert, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Chief, Vicki Christiansen, and Intermountain Regional Forester, Nora Rasure, to sign an agreement between the Forest Service and the State of Utah focused on shared stewardship.
As part of this Shared Stewardship Agreement, the State of Utah and Forest Service are working together to identify and map priority landscapes that will guide activities across jurisdictional boundaries. Utah and the Forest Service will work in partnership to restore these priority landscapes using all tools available, including existing programs such as Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative and the Governor’s Catastrophic Wildfire Reduction Strategy.
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