HB 2533-S - DIGEST
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)

Regulates attachments to utility poles of locally regulated utilities.

Requires that a just and reasonable rate charged by a locally regulated utility assure the locally regulated utility the recovery of not less than all the additional costs of procuring and maintaining pole attachments nor more than the actual capital and operating expenses, including just compensation, of the locally regulated utility attributable to that portion of the pole, duct, or conduit used for the pole attachment, including a share of the required support and clearance space, in proportion to the space used for the pole attachment, as compared to all other uses made of the subject facilities and uses that remain available to the owner or owners of the subject facilities.

Requires that a locally regulated utility respond to a licensee's request to attach within forty-five days except in extraordinary circumstances.

Provides that any dispute between the locally regulated utility and a licensee, including disputes over a specific request to attach must first be presented to the governing board of the locally regulated utility for resolution.