Bill Text: IA HSB155 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act related to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 315. [HSB155 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HSB155-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
155
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KLEIN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
related
to
installations
of
certain
wireless
1
telecommunications
infrastructure
in
the
state,
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8C.3,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
the
1
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14.
Reject
an
application,
in
whole
or
in
3
part,
for
the
installation
of
a
tower
or
transmission
equipment
4
in
the
unincorporated
area
of
a
county
with
a
population
of
5
less
than
fifteen
thousand,
except
for
on
property
zoned
and
6
used
exclusively
for
single-family
residential
use
or
within
7
a
previously
designated
area
of
historical
significance
8
pursuant
to
section
303.34,
upon
written
confirmation
from
9
the
chairperson
of
the
statewide
interoperable
communications
10
system
board
established
in
section
80.28
or
the
governor’s
11
designated
single
point-of-contact
for
the
first
responder
12
network
authority’s
activities
in
the
state,
or
the
13
chairperson’s
or
point-of-contact’s
designee,
that
the
tower
14
or
transmission
equipment
is
intended
to
be
installed
and
15
used
as
part
of
the
state
plan
approved
under
47
U.S.C.
16
§1442(e)
for
the
deployment
of
the
nationwide
public
safety
17
broadband
network
or
radio
access
network.
For
purposes
of
18
this
subsection,
“first
responder
network
authority”
,
“nationwide
19
public
safety
broadband
network”
,
and
“radio
access
network”
mean
20
the
same
as
those
terms
are
defined
in
47
U.S.C.
§1401.
21
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
22
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
installations
of
certain
wireless
27
telecommunications
infrastructure
in
Iowa
pursuant
to
Code
28
chapter
8C.
Code
chapter
8C,
the
“Iowa
Cell
Siting
Act”,
29
provides
uniform
rules
and
limitations
for
installations
of
30
wireless
telecommunications
infrastructure
in
the
state,
31
including
rules
related
to
applications
for
such
installations.
32
The
bill
provides
that
an
authority,
or
governing
body
33
authorized
to
make
decisions
relative
to
an
application,
34
shall
not
reject
an
application
for
the
installation
of
a
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tower
or
transmission
equipment
in
the
unincorporated
area
1
of
a
county
with
a
population
of
less
than
15,000,
except
2
for
on
certain
residential
or
historical
property,
upon
3
written
confirmation
from
the
chairperson
of
the
statewide
4
interoperable
communications
system
board
or
the
governor’s
5
designated
single
point-of-contact
for
the
first
responder
6
network
authority’s
activities
in
Iowa,
or
the
chairperson’s
7
or
point-of-contact’s
designee,
that
the
tower
or
equipment
8
is
intended
to
be
installed
and
used
as
part
of
the
state
9
plan
approved
under
specified
federal
law
for
the
deployment
10
of
the
nationwide
public
safety
broadband
network
or
radio
11
access
network.
The
bill
includes
by
reference
definitions
for
12
“first
responder
network
authority”,
“nationwide
public
safety
13
broadband
network”,
and
“radio
access
network”.
14
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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