Amend HB 1148 in SECTION 1 of the bill by striking proposed
Section 35.116, Business & Commerce Code (Senate Committee
Printing, page 2, lines 17-28) and substituting the following:
Sec. 35.116. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) any structure whose main purpose is to provide
electric service;
(2) a wireless communication facility used by an
entity only for internal purposes;
(3) a cable television company facility if the company
holds a valid and current franchise;
(4) an antenna owned and operated by a federally
licensed amateur radio station operator;
(5) a wireless communication facility constructed by a
municipality;
(6) a wireless communication facility used exclusively
for emergency communications;
(7) a colocation antenna;
(8) a wireless communication facility installed for
colocation purposes; or
(9) unless the structure exceeds 200 feet in height,
any of the following structures:
(A) a radio or television reception antenna;
(B) a satellite or microwave parabolic antenna
not used by a wireless communication service provider;
(C) a receive-only antenna; or
(D) a radio or television broadcasting
facility.