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House codifies FCC antenna rules into state law after debate on local control
Utah House of Representatives · January 31, 2003
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Summary
House Bill 79, which would mirror Federal Communications Commission rules for amateur radio antennas and limit local height restrictions, passed amid floor debate emphasizing emergency communications benefits and local control concerns.
Representative Neil Hendrickson introduced House Bill 79 to incorporate FCC regulations on amateur radio antennas into Utah code after municipalities and counties imposed restrictions that, he argued, made ham radio operations inefficient. He said the bill simply mirrors federal standards so municipal ordinances do not inadvertently force…
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