SF 2288

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to utilities; extending deadline for public 
  1.3             utilities commission to adopt rules relating to public 
  1.4             rights-of-way; amending Minnesota Statutes 1997 
  1.5             Supplement, section 237.163, subdivision 8.  
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
  1.8   237.163, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 8.  [UNIFORM STATEWIDE STANDARDS.] (a) To ensure the 
  1.10  safe and convenient use of public rights-of-way in the state, 
  1.11  the public utilities commission shall develop and adopt by March 
  1.12  1 December 31, 1998, statewide construction standards for the 
  1.13  purposes of achieving substantial statewide uniformity in 
  1.14  construction standards where appropriate, providing competitive 
  1.15  neutrality among telecommunications right-of-way users, and 
  1.16  permitting efficient use of technology.  The standards shall 
  1.17  govern: 
  1.18     (1) the terms and conditions of right-of-way construction, 
  1.19  excavation, maintenance, and repair; and 
  1.20     (2) the terms and conditions under which telecommunications 
  1.21  facilities and equipment are placed in the public right-of-way. 
  1.22     (b) The public utilities commission is authorized to 
  1.23  review, upon complaint by an aggrieved telecommunications 
  1.24  right-of-way user, a decision or regulation by a local 
  1.25  government unit that is alleged to violate a statewide standard. 
  2.1      (c) A local unit of government may not adopt an ordinance 
  2.2   or other regulation that conflicts with a standard adopted by 
  2.3   the commission for the purposes described in paragraph (a). 
  2.4      Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.5      Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.