Bill > S02042

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 establishes a process for "eligible facilities requests" - modifications to existing wireless facilities that do not substantially change the physical dimensions of the structure. Municipalities are prohibited from requiring zoning, land use, or other discretionary permits for these eligible facilities requests, and must review and approve them within 60 days unless the request does not meet the criteria. 2. It requires municipalities to act on applications for new wireless facilities (base stations and towers) within specified timeframes, in accordance with FCC regulations. 3. It preempts any inconsistent state or local laws related to the placement, collocation, modification, or maintenance of wireless facilities. 4. It allows persons aggrieved by a municipality's action or inaction inconsistent with the Act to seek expedited review in the state Supreme Court. The overall intent is to facilitate the deployment of broadband and advanced wireless services by streamlining the municipal permitting process for certain modifications to existing wireless infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02042&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y