Bill > A00896

This bill enacts the "Wireless Broadband Eligible Facility Permitting Act" to provide for uniform municipal regulation of certain wireless facilities. Key provisions include: - Defining terms like "eligible facilities request," "eligible support structure," and "substantial change" to determine which facility modifications are exempt from municipal zoning or land use permits. - Requiring municipalities to review and approve eligible facilities requests within 60 days, and review applications for base stations and towers within 90 and 150 days respectively. - Exempting eligible facilities requests from environmental review and permitting them through the municipal building inspector. - Allowing appeals of municipal decisions to the state supreme court on an expedited basis. - Preempting any inconsistent state or local laws related to the placement, collocation, modification, or maintenance of wireless facilities. The overall intent is to facilitate the deployment of broadband and advanced wireless services by streamlining the municipal permitting process for certain wireless facility upgrades.