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MA H4148
To establish municipal access to utility poles located in municipal rights-of-way
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Introduced
09/30/2019
09/30/2019
In Committee
10/21/2019
10/21/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to municipal access to utility poles located in municipal rights-of-way. Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.
AI Summary
This bill establishes municipal access to utility poles located in municipal rights-of-way. It defines "make-ready work" as the rearrangement or transfer of existing facilities, replacement of a pole, or other changes required to make space available for an additional attachment to a shared-use pole. It also defines "unserved or underserved area" as an area that the Massachusetts Broadband Institute determines to have limited access to broadband service. The bill requires the owner of a shared-use pole and each entity attaching to that pole to be responsible for their own expenses for make-ready work to accommodate a municipality's attachment of its facilities to the pole for a governmental purpose or to provide broadband service to an unserved or underserved area.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (24)
Brian Ashe (D),
John Barrett (D),
Natalie Blais (D),
Dan Carey (D),
Gerry Cassidy (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
Julian Cyr (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Carlos González (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Stephen Hay (D),
Joe McGonagle (D),
Joe McKenna (R),
Norm Orrall (R),
Sarah Peake (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
John Velis (D),
Tom Walsh (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Bud Williams (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4405 (on 02/10/2020)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4148 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4148.pdf |
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