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NY A09818
Bill
Status
4/9/2024
Primary Sponsor
D. Billy Jones
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AI Summary
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Requires municipalities to process up to thirty substantially similar broadband permit applications from a single applicant simultaneously on an expedited basis within a "presumptively reasonable time" of 60 days for existing structures or 90 days for new structures.
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Establishes automatic approval of all permits in a batch if the municipality fails to issue a decision within the presumptively reasonable timeframe, unless the municipality provides substantial written evidence that additional time is needed.
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Requires municipalities to notify applicants within 10 days if an application is materially incomplete, specifying exactly what documents or information is missing and citing the relevant code provisions.
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Permits applicants to request batch processing for up to 30 substantially similar applications and allows consolidation of applications into a single submission.
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Exempts cities with a population of one million or greater from these requirements and takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Legislative Description
Establishes the "broadband deployment assistance act"; requires that substantially similar permits for broadband deployment be processed together at the same time and on an expedited basis; defines terms; authorizes municipalities to simultaneously process certain broadband permit applications that are substantially similar.
Last Action
referred to local governments
4/9/2024