Bill > A00030

This bill enacts the "Wireless Broadband Eligible Facility Permitting Act" to provide for uniform municipal regulation of certain wireless facilities. The key provisions are: 1. It allows municipalities to enact zoning laws regulating the siting and installation of wireless facilities, as long as they comply with federal laws. 2. It requires municipalities to act on applications for wireless facilities within specific timeframes (90 days for base stations, 150 days for towers, 60 days for eligible facilities requests). 3. It exempts eligible facilities requests (e.g. collocations, removals, replacements) from municipal zoning, land use, or other discretionary permits, and sets a 60-day review period for such requests. 4. It allows persons aggrieved by a municipality's actions inconsistent with the bill to challenge them in court on an expedited basis. 5. It preempts any inconsistent state or local laws relating to the placement, collocation, modification, or maintenance of wireless facilities.