Bill Text: PA HB1882 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for the Cell Tower and Antenna Siting on Commonwealth Property Act; and imposing duties on the Office of Administration.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-09-29 - Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS [HB1882 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1882-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2448
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1882 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY PRESTON, GEORGE, GODSHALL, BARBIN, BROWNLEE, CALTAGIRONE, FABRIZIO, MILLER AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
AN ACT
Providing for the Cell Tower and Antenna Siting on Commonwealth
Property Act; and imposing duties on the Office of
Administration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Cell Tower
and Antenna Siting on Commonwealth Property Act.
Section 2. Single point of contact.
The Office of Administration is designated as the single
point of contact for Commonwealth agencies for siting cell
towers and antennas on Commonwealth property.
Section 3. Process.
The Office of Administration shall develop a process to
manage siting cell phone towers and antennas on Commonwealth
property that shall include the following:
(1) Establishing the Office of Public Safety Radio
Systems or another office as a managing entity.
(2) Establishing a process to develop market-based costs
for use of the cell tower.
(3) Establishing insurance and bond requirements.
(4) Being the liaison agency to work with the agency
owning the Commonwealth property. This shall include
reviewing requests for conformance with property owning
agency's goals such as the maintenance of park vistas.
(5) Encouraging the collocation of facilities on
existing towers to restrict unnecessary proliferation of
towers.
(6) Requiring new towers to have the capacity for future
collocation of facilities, if possible.
Section 4. Inventory.
The Office of Administration, with the assistance of relevant
Commonwealth agencies, shall undertake a complete inventory of
cell phone towers located on Commonwealth property.
Section 5. Review.
The Office of Administration shall review the leases,
licenses and contracts in place with cell phone companies to
ensure that lease rates are commensurate with the locations of
towers and their accompanying equipment.
Section 20. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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