(a) General rule.--No municipality may adopt an ordinance, <--
8 regulation or plan or take any other action that precludes
9 amateur radio service communications or that in any other manner
10 does not comply with the limited preemption of the Federal
11 Communications Commission Amateur Radio Preemption order,
12 published at 101 F.C.C. 2d 952 (1985), or any regulation related
13 to amateur radio service adopted under 47 CFR Pt. 97 (relating
14 to amateur radio service).
15 (b) Reasonable accommodations.--Any ordinance or regulation
16 adopted by a municipality involving the placement, screening or
1 height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety or
2 aesthetic considerations shall reasonably accommodate amateur
3 radio service communications and represent the minimum
4 practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's
5 legitimate purpose.
6 (A) GENERAL RULE.--A MUNICIPALITY THAT ADOPTS AN ORDINANCE, <--
7 REGULATION OR PLAN OR TAKES ANY OTHER ACTION INVOLVING THE
8 PLACEMENT, SCREENING OR HEIGHT OF ANTENNAS OR ANTENNA SUPPORT
9 STRUCTURES SHALL REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
10 COMMUNICATIONS AND SHALL IMPOSE ONLY THE MINIMUM REGULATIONS
11 NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE MUNICIPALITY'S LEGITIMATE PURPOSE.
12 (B) REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.--A MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE
13 NECESSARY REGULATIONS TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF AMATEUR RADIO
14 ANTENNA STRUCTURES BUT MUST REASONABLY ACCOMMODATE AMATEUR
15 SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS. NO ORDINANCE, REGULATION, PLAN OR OTHER
16 ACTION SHALL RESTRICT AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA HEIGHT TO LESS THAN
17 65 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
18 (c) Construction.--The provisions of this section shall not
19 be construed to prohibit a municipality from taking action to
20 protect or preserve a historic, a historical or an architectural <--
21 district that is established by the municipality or pursuant to
22 Federal or State law.
23 Section 2. Effective date.
24 This act shall take effect in 60 days.