Bill Text: HI HB635 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Broadband Permits; Automatic Approval; Construction
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-09 - Act 264, 7/3/2013 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367). [HB635 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2013-HB635-Amended.html
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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO BROADBAND.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 27, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VII to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§27- Broadband-related permits; automatic approval. (a) The State shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all applications for broadband-related permits within sixty business days of submission of a complete permit application and full payment of any applicable fee. If, on the sixty-first business day, an application is not approved, approved with modification, or disapproved by the State, the application shall be deemed approved by the State.
(b) Permits issued pursuant to this section shall contain the following language: "This is a broadband-related permit issued pursuant to section 27- , Hawaii Revised Statutes."
(c) A public utility shall use reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable safety and engineering requirements relating to the installation, improvement, construction, or development of infrastructure relating to broadband service or broadband technology.
(d) No action shall be prosecuted or maintained against the State, its officials, or employees on account of actions taken in reviewing, approving, modifying, or disapproving a permit application, or against public utilities resulting from such actions.
(e) The sixty business day time period established by this section shall be extended in the event of a natural disaster, state emergency, or union strike that prevents the applicant, agency, or department from fulfilling application review requirements.
(f) If an application is incomplete, the State shall notify the applicant in writing within ten business days of submittal of the application. The notice shall inform the applicant of the specific requirements necessary to complete the application. The sixty-first business day automatic approval provisions under subsection (a) shall continue to apply to the application only if the applicant satisfies the specific requirements of the notice and submits a complete application within five business days of receipt of the notice.
(g) Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of section 3 of Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011.
(h) For the purposes of this section, "broadband-related permits" means all state permits required to commence actions with respect to the installation, improvement, construction, or development of infrastructure relating to broadband service or broadband technology, including the interconnection of telecommunications cables, cable installation, tower construction, placement of broadband equipment in the road rights-of-way, and undersea boring, or the landing of an undersea cable. The term does not include any state permit for which the approval of a federal agency is explicitly required pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation, prior to granting final permit approval by the State."
SECTION 2. Chapter 46, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§46- Broadband-related permits; automatic approval. (a) A county shall approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all applications for broadband-related permits within sixty business days of submission of a complete permit application and full payment of any applicable fee. If, on the sixty-first business day, an application is not approved, approved with modification, or disapproved by the county, the application shall be deemed approved by the county.
(b) Permits issued pursuant to this section shall contain the following language: "This is a broadband-related permit issued pursuant to section 46- , Hawaii Revised Statutes."
(c) A public utility shall use reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable safety and engineering requirements relating to the installation, improvement, construction, or development of infrastructure relating to broadband service or broadband technology.
(d) No action shall be prosecuted or maintained against any county, its officials, or employees on account of actions taken in reviewing, approving, modifying, or disapproving a permit application, or against public utilities resulting from such actions.
(e) The sixty business day time period established by this section shall be extended in the event of a natural disaster, state emergency, or union strike that prevents the applicant, agency, or department from fulfilling application review requirements.
(f) If an application is incomplete, the county agency shall notify the applicant in writing within ten business days of submittal of the application. The notice shall inform the applicant of the specific requirements necessary to complete the application. The sixty-first business day automatic approval provisions under subsection (a) shall continue to apply to the application only if the applicant satisfies the specific requirements of the notice and submits a complete application within five business days of receipt of the notice.
(g) Nothing in this section shall affect the provisions of section 3 of Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011.
(h) For the purposes of this section, "broadband-related permits" means all county permits required to commence actions with respect to the installation, improvement, construction, or development of infrastructure relating to broadband service or broadband technology, including the interconnection of telecommunications cables, cable installation, tower construction, placement of broadband equipment in the road rights-of-way, and undersea boring, or the landing of an undersea cable. The term does not include any county permit for which the approval of a federal agency is explicitly required pursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation, prior to granting final permit approval by the State."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 20, 2020, and shall be repealed on June 30, 2018; provided that this Act shall apply to permit applications filed with the State or county after December 31, 2013.
Report Title:
Broadband Permits; Automatic Approval; Construction
Description:
Requires the State and the counties to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove all broadband-related permits within sixty business days of submitting a permit application and a fee; provided that if no action is taken on the sixty-first business day, the application will be deemed approved. Effective January 20, 2020, and repealed on June 30, 2018. (HB635 HD1)
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