Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 25: REGULATION OF FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC WAY
35-A §2524. Municipal access to poles

§2524. Municipal access to poles
1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.  
A. "Make-ready work" means the rearrangement or transfer of existing facilities, replacement of a pole, complete removal of any pole replaced or any other changes required to make space available for an additional attachment to a shared-use pole.   [PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
B. "Municipality" means a town, city, plantation, county, regional council of governments, quasi-municipal corporation or district as defined in Title 30‑A, section 2351, regional municipal utility district established according to Title 30‑A, section 2203, subsection 9 or a corporation wholly or partially owned by an entity specified in this paragraph.   [PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
C. "Unserved or underserved area" has the same meaning as in section 9202, subsection 5.   [PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
2.  Access to poles; make-ready requirements.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the purpose of safeguarding access to infrastructure essential to public health, safety and welfare, an owner of a shared-use pole and each entity attaching to that pole is responsible for that owner's or entity's own expenses for make-ready work to accommodate a municipality's attaching its facilities to that shared-use pole:  
A. For a governmental purpose consistent with the police power of the municipality; or   [PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
B. For the purpose of providing broadband service to an unserved or underserved area.   [PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 127, §1 (NEW).

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