Volume 68 · 36
Public Law 83–321
To amend section 319 of the Communications Act of 1934, with respect to permits for construction of radio stations.
Approved March 26, 1954
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend section 319 of the Communications Act of 1934, with respect to permits for construction of radio stations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That subsection (b) of section 319 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is
48 Stat. 1089; 66 Stat. 718.
amended by striking out the last sentence thereof; and such section 319 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows:
“(d) A permit for construction shall not be required for Government
Construction waiver.
stations, amateur stations, or mobile stations. With respect to stations or classes of stations other than Government stations, amateur stations, mobile stations, and broadcasting stations, the Commission may waive the requirement of a permit for construction if it finds that the public interest, convenience, or necessity would be served thereby: Provided, however, That such waiver shall apply only to stations whose construction is begun subsequent to the effective date of the waiver.”
Approved March 26, 1954.