,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aajc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1 #bjba   
,mr4 ,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,communications ,act ( #aicd to prohibit
 fran*is+ au?orities f requir+ approval 
= ! sale ( cable sy/ems1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,consum] ,access to        
,broadb& = ,local ,economies &          
,competition ,act or ! ,,cable          
,competition ,act4  #b4 ,sales ( cable  
sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #fbg ( !  
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #edg7 is am5d$ to read3  #fbg4
 ,conditions ( sale or transf]  7a7     
,value ( cable sy/em ^u sale or transf] 
7#a7 ,aft] d5ial ( fran*ise r5ewal ,if a
 r5ewal ( a fran*ise held by a cable    
op]ator is d5i$ & ! fran*is+ au?ority   
acquires own]%ip ( ! cable sy/em or     
effects a transf] ( own]%ip ( ! sy/em to
 ano!r p]son1 any su* acquisition or    

transf] %all be at fair m>ket value1    
det]m9$ on ! basis ( ! cable sy/em valu$
 z a go+ conc]n b ) no value allocat$ to
 ! fran*ise itself4  7#b7 ,aft]         
revocation ( fran*ise = cause ,if a     
fran*ise held by a cable op]ator is     
revok$ = cause & ! fran*is+ au?ority    
acquires own]%ip ( ! cable sy/em or     
effects a transf] ( own]%ip ( ! sy/em to
 ano!r p]son1 any su* acquisition or    
transf] %all be at fair m>ket value4    
7b7 ,limitations on au?ority ( fran*is+ 
au?ority ) respect to transf] ( fran*ise
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a fran*is+ au?ority may
 n-- 7,a7 preclude a cable op]ator f    
transf]r+ a fran*ise to a p]son to :i*  
su* fran*ise 0 n initially grant$2 or   
7,b7 require a cable op]ator to :i* a   
fran*ise is initially grant$ to receive 
approval f ! fran*is+ au?ority = !      
transf] ( su* fran*ise to a p]son :o to 
:i* su* fran*ise 0 n initially grant$4  
7#b7 ,notification ,9 ! case ( ! transf]
 ( a fran*ise to a p]son to :i* su*     
fran*ise 0 n orig9ally grant$1 a        

fran*is+ au?ority may require a cable   
op]ator to :i* a fran*ise 0 initially   
grant$ to1 n lat] ?an #ae days aft] a   
transf] ( a fran*ise1 notify ! fran*is+ 
au?ority 9 writ+ ( su* transf]4  7#c7   
,transf] def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m 
transf] means ! assignm5t rights "u a   
fran*ise ?r\gh any transaction1 includ+ 
a m]g]1 sale1 assignm5t1 re/ructur+1 or 
transf] ( control ( a cable op]ator or a
 cable sy/em4  4  7b7 ,effective date   
,?is section1 & ! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a71 %all take effect #f     
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4  7c7 ,application ,?is section1 & 
! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a71 %all  
apply to a fran*ise grant$-- 7#a7 on or 
aft] ! effective date e/abli%$ by       
subsection 7b72 or  7#b7 be=e su* date1 
if su* fran*ise 7includ+ any r5ewal t]m 
!re(7 is 9 effect on su* date4