SB172 Summary

• Establishes procedures authorizing wireless providers to collocate, mount, or install small wireless facilities on existing poles or install new poles on state and local rights-of-way as a permitted use.

• Exempts small wireless facilities located in rights-of-way from zoning review and approval processes if they comply with the act and FCC regulations.

• Sets application processing timelines: 60 days for collocation on existing structures and 90 days for deployment on new or replacement poles, with automatic approval if authority fails to act within specified timeframes.

• Caps application fees at $500 for collocation (up to 5 facilities), $250 for pole modification, and $1,000 for new poles; limits annual access fees to $100 per facility and $170 per facility for pole collocation.

• Excludes electric provider poles and infrastructure from the act; requires wireless providers to carry $2 million commercial general liability insurance and indemnify authorities against claims arising from wireless facility operations.