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House Bill 3355 |
House Author: Cook |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Carona |
House Bill 3355 amends the Utilities Code to set out provisions relating to cable operators' attachments on certain distribution poles owned or controlled by electric cooperatives, applicable to a pole attachment affixed by a cable operator to a pole owned and controlled by an electric cooperative, but not applicable to a pole attachment regulated under federal law. Among other provisions, the bill requires a cable operator and an electric cooperative to negotiate in good faith to establish a written pole attachment contract. The bill sets out provisions that establish minimum requirements for such a contract and provisions relating to the transfer of attachments, the removal of abandoned pole attachments, and easements for accessing distribution poles.