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As enacted, requires the state treasurer to remit certain funds to telephone cooperatives. - Amends TCA Title 65 and Title 66.
As enacted, requires a municipal utility board or the municipal governing body, and the comptroller, to establish procedures and guidelines for a natural gas utility system to devote revenues derived from the system to fund chambers of commerce or economic and community organizations; requires certain financial reporting by entities receiving such funds. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115.
As introduced, changes the compensation, from an amount not to exceed $1,000 annually to an amount not to exceed $200 monthly, for the board of directors of the Reelfoot Lake regional utility and planning district. - Amends Chapter 222 of the Public Acts of 1983.
As introduced, changes the frequency with which the underground utility damage enforcement board must meet each calendar year from a minimum of two times to a minimum of three times. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28 and Title 65, Chapter 31.
As introduced, requires persons working with certain electrical equipment to meet certain requirements; makes that electrical equipment subject to inspection by the state electrical inspector; prohibits liability against certain electric systems arising from those persons working with that electrical equipment; requires copies of the national standards to be available for public viewing. - Amends TCA Section 68-101-104.
As introduced, extends the time period the general assembly has to confirm an appointment to the commission from 30 days to 90 days. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 1 and Title 65, Chapter 2.
As enacted, clarifies that the Rural Electric and Community Services Cooperative Act does not affect, abrogate, or eliminate any obligation of a cooperative's third-party contractors that are permitted by law to operate within the cooperative's service area to comply with applicable permitting requirements that the cooperative is subject to with respect to property that is held or controlled by a railroad company. - Amends TCA Section 65-25-105.
As enacted, clarifies definition of utility district commissioner for purposes of continuing education requirements; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-308; Section 7-82-709; Section 68-221-1305; Section 68-221-605; Section 68-221-1009 and Section 68-221-1206.
As enacted, requires utility districts, water systems, and wastewater facilities to submit annual reports to the utility management review board or the water and wastewater financing board, as applicable; authorizes the boards to impose sanctions on utility districts, water systems, and wastewater facilities that fail to submit the reports on time. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3 and Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 10.
As enacted, deletes restrictions regarding the compensation for members of the utility district board of commissioners in Blount County. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.
As enacted, prohibits political subdivisions from prohibiting by ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, or any other requirement, the connection or reconnection of a utility service based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to an individual customer. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 68.
As introduced, removes provision that requires TACIR to report to the chairs of the commerce committee of the house of representatives and commerce and labor committee of the senate by January 1, 2021, on the impact of the Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018 after the report is given. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 65; Title 66 and Title 67.
As introduced, requires a cooperative to provide written notice to other cooperatives supplying cable, video, or broadband services to customers in the service area of any new construction or development of the dates on which open trenching will be available for the other providers to install equipment at their own expense. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 25.
As enacted, revises provisions governing utility round-up programs and other similar programs for charitable donations through utility bills. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 45; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65.
As enacted, authorizes utility districts and utility authorities to contract for construction management services during local construction projects. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-107.
As enacted, allows certain utilities to enter into agreements to provide certain coverage, insurance, or service agreements to customers; allows certain utilities to assist customers in installing or maintaining certain equipment; authorizes the costs for the coverage, insurance, service agreements, and equipment installation and maintenance to be added to customer bills or statements. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 36; Title 7, Chapter 52, Part 1 and Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.
As enacted, removes certain restrictions on concurrent operation with microwave systems; revises provisions governing the providing of telecommunications services. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 25.
As enacted, removes certain prohibitions concerning gifts made by commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission that are different from other applicable gift prohibitions found in law. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Section 65-1-107.
As enacted, requires online training and continuing education providers for municipal utility board commissioners to provide a certificate of completion or attendance that must be submitted by the commissioner to the municipality upon the completion of required training; requires the municipality to keep the certificate of completion or attendance for six years. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-115.
As introduced, permits the utility management review board to authorize the voluntary sale of all or part of the assets of a utility district to a public utility if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 7 and Section 65-4-101.
As introduced, allows an acquiring public utility that acquires a selling utility to request that the Tennessee public utility commission use certain procedures to establish the ratemaking rate base of that selling utility at the time when it is acquired by the acquiring utility. - Amends TCA Title 65.
As introduced, requires the commerce committee of the house of representatives and the commerce and labor committee of the senate to jointly study the purpose, size, scope, pay structure, and other pertinent information concerning the operation of the Tennessee public utility commission and to submit a report to the speakers no later than January 1, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 65.
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Neutrality and Internet Consumer Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 12; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.
As introduced, prohibits utilities from selling, sharing, or disclosing information collected from an advanced metering system or meter information network to a third party unless the information is aggregated in such a way so as not to identify individual customers or properties. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes municipalities operating an electric plant to provide telecommunication services, including broadband internet access, in geographical areas both within and outside of the electric plant's service area. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.
As introduced, specifies that an applicant shall be deemed by the Tennessee regulatory authority to have satisfied all of the requirements necessary for approval of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority if the applicant has provided fiber-to-the-premises to at least 1,000 customers for a period of at least one year prior to the application. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.
As introduced, authorizes a municipal electric to provide cable service, two-way video transmission, video programming, and internet services outside its service area. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 52.
As introduced, authorizes a municipal electric plant to provide Internet and certain other services outside its service area. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7 and Title 65.