,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,f$or*ak introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,communications ,act ( #aicd to pres]ve
 cable fran*is+ au?ority1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,connect+ ,& ,build+    
,l9es = ,exp$it$ ,expansion ,act or !   
,,cable ,expansion ,act4  #b4 ,reque/   
reg>d+ placem5t1 con/ruction1 or        
modification ( c]ta9 facilities ,section
 #fbd ( ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #edd7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7j7 ,reque/ reg>d+    
placem5t1 con/ruction1 or modification (
 c]ta9 facilities  7#a7 ,no affect on   
au?ority ( fran*is+ au?ority ,except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 & not)/&+ any  
o!r provision ( ?is section1 no?+ 9 ?is 
title %all limit or affect ! au?ority ( 
a fran*is+ au?ority ov] decisions reg>d+
 ! placem5t1 con/ruction1 & modification

 ( a cov]$ facility )9 ! jurisdiction ( 
su* fran*is+ au?ority4  7#b7            
,limitations  7,a7 ,ability to provide  
or enhance cable s]vice ,! regulation ( 
! placem5t1 con/ruction1 or modification
 ( a cov]$ facility by a fran*is+       
au?ority %all n prohibit or h ! effect (
 prohibit+ ! ability ( a cable op]ator  
to provide cable s]vice1 or enhance     
cable s]vice provid$1 "u a fran*ise     
grant$ by su* fran*is+ au?ority4  7,b7  
,tim+ ( decisions on reque/s =          
au?orizations to place1 con/ruct1 or    
modify facility  7i7 ,reque/ =          
au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or     
modify facility  7,i7 ,timeframe ,a     
fran*is+ au?ority %all approve or d5y a 
complete reque/ = au?orization to place1
 con/ruct1 or modify a cov]$ facility n 
lat] ?an--  7aa7 if ! reque/ is =       
au?orization to place1 con/ruct1 or     
modify a cov]$ facility 9 or on an      
eligible support infra/ructure1 #ij days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! fran*is+ au?ority 
receives ! reque/2 &  7bb7 if ! reque/  

is n = au?orization to place1 con/ruct  
modify a cov]$ facility 9 or on an      
eligible support infra/ructure1 #aej    
days aft] ! date on :i* fran*is+        
au?ority receives ! reque/4  7,,ii7     
,applicability ,not)/&+ any provision ( 
?is title1 ! applicable timeframe "u    
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all apply collectively
 to all proce$+s requir$ by a fran*is+  
au?ority = ! approval ( ! reque/4       
7,,iii7 ,no toll+ ,a timeframe "u       
subp>agraph 7,a7 may n be toll$ by any  
moratorium1 :e!r express or de facto1   
impos$ by a fran*is+ au?ority on !      
consid]ation ( any reque/ = au?orization
 to place1 con/ruct1 or modify a        
facility = ! provision ( cable s]vice4  
7,,iv7 ,writt5 decision & record ,any   
decision by a fran*is+ au?ority to d5y a
 complete reque/ = au?orization to      
place1 con/ruct1 or modify a cov]$      
facility %all be-- 7aa7 9 writ+2  7bb7  
support$ by sub/antial evid5ce conta9$ 9
 a writt5 record2 &  7cc7 publicly      
releas$1 contemporane\sly ) ! decision4 

7,c7 ,:5 reque/ consid]$ complete2      
receiv$  7i7 ,:5 reque/ consid]$        
complete  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,= ! purposes ( 
?is subp>agraph 7,b71 a reque/ to a     
fran*is+ au?ority %all be consid]$      
complete if ! reque/+ p>ty has n receiv$
 a writt5 notice f ! fran*is+ au?ority  
)9 #aj bus9ess days aft] ! date on :i* !
 reque/ is receiv$ by ! fran*is+        
au?ority-- 7aa7 /at+ t all ! in=mation  
7includ+ any =m or o!r docum5t7 requir$ 
by ! fran*is+ au?ority to be submitt$ = 
! reque/ to be consid]$ complete has n  
be5 submitt$2 &  7bb7 id5tify+ !        
in=mation requir$ to be submitt$ t 0 n  
submitt$4  7,,ii7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is     
clause1 ! t]m receiv$ by ! fran*is+     
au?ority means--  7aa7 9 ! case ( a     
reque/ submitt$ electronically1 on !    
date on :i* ! reque/ is transmitt$2     
7bb7 9 ! case ( a reque/ submitt$ 9     
p]son1 on ! date on :i* ! reque/ is     
deliv]$ to ! individual or at ! location
 specifi$ by ! fran*is+ au?ority =      
9-p]son submission2 &  7cc7 9 ! case ( a

 reque/ submitt$ 9 any o!r mann]1 on !  
date det]m9$ "u regulations promulgat$  
by ! ,commission = ! mann] 9 :i* !      
reque/ is submitt$4  7ii7 ,:5 complete  
reque/ consid]$ receiv$ ,= ! purposes ( 
subp>agraph 7,b71 a complete reque/ %all
 be consid]$ receiv$ on ! date on :i* ! 
reque/+ p>ty submits to ! fran*is+      
au?ority all in=mation 7includ+ any =m  
or o!r docum5t7 requir$ by ! fran*is+   
au?ority to be submitt$ = ! reque/ to be
 consid]$ complete4  7,d7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is subsection3 7i7 ,eligible support  
infra/ructure ,! t]m eligible support   
infra/ructure means infra/ructure t     
supports or h\ses a facility =          
communication by wire 7or is design$ to 
& capable ( support+ or h\s+ su*        
facility7 at ! "t :5 a complete reque/  
to a fran*is+ au?ority = au?orization to
 place1 con/ruct1 or modify a cov]$     
facility 9 or on ! infra/ructure is     
receiv$ by ! fran*is+ au?ority4  7ii7   
,cov]$ facility ,! t]m cov]$ facility   
means a facility-- 7,i7 = ! provision ( 

cable s]vice2 &  7,,ii7 t s]ves         
subscrib]s us+ an easem5t or public     
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