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Category Archives: Energy, Technology

May 4, 2012

House committee to consider limiting local colocation

On Tuesday morning the House Energy & Technology Committee will be taking up HB 5342, a bill that would open state police communications towers to colocation for broadband expansion. As introduced this legislation would allow both public and private entities…
May 4, 2012

Cell phone tower pre-emption passes House

Yesterday afternoon the House passed SB 1064, a bill pre-empting local cell tower colocation approval by a vote of 104-5. The bill provides that a colocation does not need special land use approval if it the existing structure is in…
April 23, 2012

Cell tower collocation issues subject of FCC webcast

On Tuesday, May 1st, the Federal Communications Commission, in cooperation with the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), will host an educational workshop addressing collocations of wireless and broadband antennas on communications towers and other structures.  The workshop will…
March 16, 2012

Yard waste ban exemption passes House

Yesterday afternoon the House passed HBs 4265 and 4266, bills that lift the yard waste ban exemption in certain circumstances to allow for the capture of methane gas as a form of renewable energy. The League has been supportive of…
March 6, 2012

Yard waste ban exemption passes committee

This morning the House Energy & Technology Committee reported House Bills 4265 and 4266, bills that lift the yard waste ban exemption for landfills in certain instances. The bills changed from the introduced version to require yard waste to remain…
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