Bill > A07489

This bill enacts the "Wireless Broadband Eligible Facility Permitting Act" to provide for uniform municipal regulation of certain wireless facilities. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. It establishes definitions for terms like "applicant," "base station," "collocation," "eligible facilities request," and "wireless facility." 2. It exempts "eligible facilities requests" (modifications to existing wireless facilities that do not substantially change the physical dimensions) from municipal zoning, land use, or other discretionary permits, and instead requires them to be reviewed by the municipal building inspector within 60 days. 3. It requires municipalities to act on applications for new base stations within 90 days and towers within 150 days, in accordance with Federal Communications Commission regulations. 4. It allows any person aggrieved by a municipality's actions or inactions under the bill to file an expedited Article 78 proceeding in the Supreme Court. 5. It preempts any inconsistent state laws related to the placement, collocation, modification, or maintenance of wireless facilities.

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https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A07489&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y