HB2564 Summary: Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act Amendments

• Wireless providers must submit additional documentation when seeking permits, including written affidavits from radio frequency engineers certifying FCC compliance, acoustic analysis reports, NEPA review documentation, and certified easement documents demonstrating installation rights.

• Authorities may propose collocating small wireless facilities on existing utility poles or structures within 200 feet (increased from 100 feet) of the proposed location, which applicants must accept if technically and financially feasible.

• Clarifies that wireless facility replacements involving significant design changes, increased power output, frequency changes, location changes on poles, or other major component modifications are not "substantially similar" and require standard permitting and fees.

• Establishes new provisions allowing authorities to require wireless providers to place above-ground facilities underground at provider expense and to replace larger facilities with smaller, less visually intrusive alternatives using commercially available, compatible technology.

• Adds new Section 45 requiring wireless providers to comply with FCC radio frequency emissions standards, maintain ongoing monitoring capability, provide quarterly or annual compliance certifications, and face penalties including $750 daily fines and permit revocation for violations.