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House committee debates whether to extend, remove or replace the 2‑48a sunset; PUC and carriers disagree on workshop role
Summary
Members reviewed draft changes to the telecom-siting statute including workshop procedures and invited stakeholders, with the Public Utility Commission urging removal of the 2‑48a sunset for certainty while carriers and some advocates said the workshop process adds low yield and risks codifying federal preemption language.
The committee reviewed draft 4.1 of a telecom-siting bill that would adjust the workshop process and extend or eliminate the sunset on the 2‑48a streamlined siting pathway. Legislative counsel summarized changes that include adding regional planning commissions as invited participants, clarifying advanced notice and public hearing procedures, and specifying evidentiary burdens and rebuttable presumptions.
Greg Taylor (QC) told the committee the PUC-led workshop approach in the draft would require a…
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