,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aghi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aj1 #bjac,ms4
 ,baldw9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,m>key7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,communications ,act
 ( #aicd to e/abli% signal quality &    
cont5t requirem5ts = ! c>riage ( public1
 educational1 & gov]nm5tal *annels1 to  
pres]ve support ( su* *annels1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,peg signal quality &    
cont5t2 pres]vation ( support ( peg use 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #faa ( !          
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #eca7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by      
r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z subsection  
7h72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7e7 ! foll[+3  7f7 ,signal quality &    
cont5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cable op]ator t
 op]ates a cable sy/em ) *annel capacity
 designat$ "u subsection 7b7 or t is    
requir$ to provide *annel capacity "u   
subsection 7g77#f7 %all1 ) respect to   

su* *annel capacity-- 7,a7 c>ry signals 
= public1 educational1 or gov]nm5tal use
 f ! po9t ( orig9 ( su* signals to      
subscrib]s )\t mat]ial degradation & )\t
 alt]+ or remov+ cont5t or data provid$ 
z "p ( ! public1 educational1 or        
gov]nm5tal use2  7,b7 provide su*       
signals to1 & make su* signals viewable 
by1 e subscrib] ( ! cable sy/em )\t     
additional s]vice or equipm5t *>ges2 &  
7,c7 provide to ! appropriate local     
gov]nm5t subdivision1 free ( *>ge1 any  
transmission s]vices & ! use ( any      
transmission facilities t are necess>y  
to meet ! requirem5ts ( subp>agraph     
7,a74  7#b7 ,en=cem5t ,! requirem5ts (  
?is subsection may be en=c$ by-- 7,a7 a 
local gov]nm5t subdivision2 or  7,b7 a  
,/ate4  7g7 ,pres]vation ( support (    
public1 educational1 & gov]nm5tal use   
7#a7 ,level ( support requir$ ,9 a ,/ate
 t adopts legislation affect+ cable     
sy/em fran*is+ requirem5ts relat+ to    
support = public1 educational1 or       
gov]nm5tal use ( a cable sy/em t becomes

 effective aft] ,may #ca1 #bjje1 not)/&+
 su* legislation1 a cable op]ator owes  
to any local gov]nm5t subdivision 9 :i* 
! op]ator provides cable s]vice dur+ a  
ye> beg9n+ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
subsection an am\nt = su* ye> to be     
det]m9$ by ! local gov]nm5t subdivision1
 b n to exce$ ! greate/ ( ! foll[+3 7,a7
 ,! am\nt ( support provid$ 9 ! la/     
cal5d> ye> end+ be=e ! effective date ( 
su* ,/ate legislation4  7,b7 ,! av]age  
annual am\nt ( support provid$ ov] ! t]m
 ( ! fran*ise "u :i* ! cable op]ator 0  
op]at+ on ! day be=e ! effective date ( 
su* ,/ate legislation4  7,c7 ,! am\nt ( 
support t ! cable op]ator is requir$ to 
provide to su* local gov]nm5t           
subdivision "u su* ,/ate legislation    
dur+ ! ye> involv$4  7,d7 ,an am\nt (   
support equal to #b p]c5t ( ! gross     
rev5ues ( ! cable op]ator f ! op]ation (
 ! cable sy/em to provide cable s]vices 
9 su* local gov]nm5t subdivision dur+ ! 
ye> involv$4  7#b7 ,=ms ( support ,=    
purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 support =     

public1 educational1 or gov]nm5tal use (
 a cable sy/em means all ca% paym5ts1   
9-k9d support1 & free s]vices t !       
op]ator ( ! cable sy/em1 or its         
pr$ecessor1 provides to ! local gov]nm5t
 subdivision = su* use ( ! cable sy/em4 
7#c7 ,adju/m5t = inflation ,= a ye>     
beg9n+ on or aft] ! effective date      
describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 (   
p>agraph 7#a71 on ! date t ! ,gross     
,national ,product ,price ,index is fir/
 publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,economic       
,analysis aft] ! end ( ,june ( su* ye>1 
! am\nts specifi$ 9 su* subp>agraphs    
%all be increas$ by ! p]c5tage increase1
 if any1 9 ! ,index publi%$ on su* date 
f ! ,index fir/ publi%$ aft] ! end (    
,june ( ! prec$+ ye>4  7#d7 ,ca% paym5ts
 ,a cable op]ator t owes am\nts "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 beg9n+ n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
subsection1 pay su* am\nts 9 ca%-- 7,a7 
9 accordance ) ! s*$ule = paym5t (      
fran*ise fees1 communications taxes1 or 
o!r simil> assessm5ts "u any applicable 

fran*ise2 or  7,b7 if !re is no paym5t  
s*$ule = su* assessm5ts "u an applicable
 fran*ise1 9 accordance ) ! mo/ frequ5t 
paym5t s*$ule = su* assessm5ts "u       
applicable ,/ate or local law4  7#e7    
,uses2 disputes  7,a7 ,uses ,support    
provid$ to any local gov]nm5t           
subdivision "u ?is subsection %all be   
d$icat$ to public1 educational1 or      
gov]nm5tal use ( *annel capacity4  7,b7 
,disputes  7i7 ,m$iation ,if !re is a   
dispute z to am\nts ow$ "u ?is          
subsection1 undisput$ am\nts %all be    
paid to ! local gov]nm5t subdivision1   
disput$ am\nts %all be paid into an     
escr[ acc\nt1 & ! p>ties %all submit to 
nonb9d+ m$iation4  7ii7 ,c\rt proce$+s  
,if ! dispute _c be settl$ us+ m$iation1
 ei!r p>ty may seek relief f a c\rt (   
compet5t jurisdiction4  7#f7 ,*annels ,9
 a ,/ate t adopts legislation affect+   
cable sy/em fran*is+ requirem5ts relat+ 
to ! numb] ( *annels = public1          
educational1 or gov]nm5tal use ( a cable
 sy/em t becomes effective aft] ,may    

#ca1 #bjje1 a cable op]ator %all1       
not)/&+ su* legislation1 provide 9 a    
local gov]nm5t subdivision at lea/ !    
great] ( ! foll[+ numb] ( *annels = su* 
use3 7,a7 ,! numb] ( *annels = su* use t
 ! op]ator 0 provid+ 9 ! local gov]nm5t 
subdivision on ! day be=e ! effective   
date ( su* ,/ate legislation4  7,b7 ,if 
! op]ator provid$ few] ?an #c *annels = 
su* use 9 ! local gov]nm5t subdivision  
on ! day be=e ! effective date ( su*    
,/ate legislation1 a numb] specifi$ by !
 local gov]nm5t subdivision1 b n to     
exce$ #c4  7#g7 ,en=cem5t ,! requirem5ts
 ( ?is subsection may be en=c$ by-- 7,a7
 a local gov]nm5t subdivision2 or  7,b7 
a ,/ate4  4  7b7 ,def9itions  7#a7      
,cable s]vice ,section #fjb7f7 ( !      
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #ebb7f77 is am5d$ by /rik+    
means & ins]t+ means1 reg>dless ( !     
te*nology or transmission protocol us$ 9
 ! provision ( s]vice4  7#b7 ,local     
gov]nm5t subdivision ,section #fjb ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       

,u4,s4,c4 #ebb7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by      
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#ac7 ?r\gh 7#bj7 z
 p>agraphs 7#ad7 ?r\gh 7#ba71           
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
p>agraph 7#ab7 ! foll[+3  7#ac7 ! t]m   
local gov]nm5t subdivision means-- 7,a7 
except z provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 a  
fran*is+ au?ority t d]ives its p[] to   
grant a fran*ise f ,/ate or local law2 &
  7,b7 9 a ,/ate t adopts legislation   
affect+ cable sy/em fran*is+ requirem5ts
 relat+ to support = public1            
educational1 or gov]nm5tal use ( a cable
 sy/em t becomes effective aft] ,may    
#ca1 #bjje1 an entity t 0 consid]$ a    
fran*is+ au?ority d]iv+ its p[] to grant
 a fran*ise f ,/ate or local law z ( !  
day be=e ! effective date ( su* ,/ate   
legislation2  4  7#c7 ,fran*ise fee     
,section #fbb7;g77#b7 ( !               
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #edb7;g77#b77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 
9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ 9 ! case ( 
any fran*ise 9 effect on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is title12  7,b7 by /rik+   

subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,c7 by r$esignat+ 
subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e7 z subp>agraphs 
7,c7 & 7,d71 respectively4