| Last Action | 03/01/24: to Natural Resources & Energy (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to utility pole replacement. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1571 |
| Sponsor | G. Williams |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 224A.1123 to remove the requirement that an eligible pole replacement be located in an unserved area; allow for an eligible pole replacement to be made in order to provide qualifying broadband service access to underserved areas; include a pole owner as an eligible applicant for a pole replacement if it has received written notification from a qualified broadband service provider of the provider's planned route for deploying qualifying broadband service and the pole owner replaces a pole along the planned route that would not otherwise need to be replaced except to accommodate broadband facilities; require that a retail provider of qualifying broadband service reimburse the rural infrastructure improvement fund for eligible pole replacement costs paid to a utility pole owner if the retail broadband provider changed its planned deployment route after the pole owner replaced a pole and received reimbursement from the fund for making the replacement. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Public Utilities - Rural infrastructure improvement fund, utility pole replacement, pole owner eligibility Information Technology - Rural infrastructure improvement fund, pole replacement, broadband deployment, underserved areas Communications - Rural infrastructure improvement fund, pole replacement, broadband deployment, underserved areas Internet - Rural infrastructure improvement fund, pole replacement, broadband deployment, underserved areas |
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Last updated: 5/7/2024 1:36 PM (EDT)