(a) The Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Office of Consumer Counsel, the State Broadband Office and the Connecticut Siting Council, shall work with municipalities and representatives of the wireless industry to encourage the establishment of streamlined processes for siting small wireless facilities on municipal property, in accordance with any applicable Federal Communications Commission rules, regulations or orders. For purposes of this section, “small wireless facilities” has the same meaning as provided in 47 CFR 1.6002, as amended from time to time, and “municipal property” means property owned by a municipality, municipal public rights-of-way and buildings, structures and easements owned by municipalities, and does not include real and personal property of a public service company as defined in section 16-1.
(b) Not later than January 30, 2020, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in accordance with section 11-4a, shall make recommendations concerning the establishment of streamlined processes for siting small wireless facilities on municipal property to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and technology.
(P.A. 19-163, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 19-163 effective July 1, 2019.
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