MO SB653

Repeals and re-enacts sections 67.1830 and 67.5104, RSMo, relating to municipal utility poles and public rights-of-way management

Defines key terms including "abandoned equipment or facilities," "degradation," "excavation," "management costs," and "public right-of-way" for purposes of municipal utility pole regulation

Establishes that pole attachment fees, terms, and conditions must be nondiscriminatory, just, and reasonable, calculated on an annual per-pole basis and not exceeding the cable service rate formula under 47 U.S.C. Section 224(d)

Allows either party to seek binding arbitration or court review of disputed pole attachment fees, with arbitrators confined to ensuring the utility recovers direct costs and a reasonable share of fully allocated costs attributable to pole attachments

Permits attaching entities to proceed with attachments during fee disputes at rates set in the statute, and authorizes municipal utilities to revoke permits only for substantial breaches of material terms after written notice and opportunity to cure