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Legislative committee reviews bill to extend PUC telecom siting sunset to 2030
Summary
Legislative Council staff told the committee H.527 would extend the sunset on section 2 48a—Vermont’s PUC telecommunications siting process—by four years to 2030 and direct the Public Utility Commission to hold workshops and report back by Dec. 15, 2027. Members raised concerns the process remains legalistic and hard for laypeople to use.
LJ Kowski of the Legislative Council told the committee H.527 would extend the statutory sunset for section 2 48a, the Public Utility Commission procedure for telecommunications siting, four years to 2030. “So currently, in statute, effective 07/01/2026, no new applications for certificates of public good under the section may be considered by the PUC. This is extending it 4 years to 2030,” Kowski said.
The bill’s supporters described 2 48a as a land‑use‑focused PUC siting path that lets some telecommunications projects pursue a single PUC certificate of public good instead of parallel Act 250 and municipal permitting. Kowski said federal law limits state review of technical matters such as radio‑frequency emissions, leaving…
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