The Amateur Radio Parity Act (S. 1685) is scheduled for mark-up in the Senate Commerce Committee on November 18. Your Senator serves on the Senate Commerce Committee and it is very important he/she hears from you today to oppose S. 1685.
In its current form, S. 1685 pre-empts community associations’ architectural guidelines and safety rules related to installation of HAM radio towers and antennas.
If S. 1685 passes:
1. Community associations would not be able to require prior approval or to have uniform rules for installation of HAM radio towers and antennas.
2. Community associations would lose the right to apply a critical approval process to ensure compliance with community architectural standards; including safety and aesthetic guidelines.
3. All community association standards for determining installation of HAM radio towers and antennas will be replaced by the Federal Communications Commission’s “reasonable accommodation” standard that mandates installation of HAM radio antennas with no prior approval and no safety certification or restrictions.
Contact your Senator today at http://www.capwiz.com/advocacycenter/issues/alert/?alertid=68507641&type=CO%20 and let him/her know that S. 1685 is not workable and will compromise the safety and interests of the 65 million people living in America’s community associations.
CAI staff and lobbyists have spoken with staff in these Senators’ offices and they have indicated they haven’t heard from their constituents (you) opposing S. 1685. CAI has confirmed HAM radio activists have sent more than 14,000 messages to Congress in support of S. 1685. We need to have the Senators and their staff hear from you!
It is very important that you and other members in your community act. Protect your property values. Protect your say in your community’s affairs.