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Legislative findings and purposes. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in certain areas in municipalities within the state, and particularly in retail shopping areas thereof, there is need to separate pedestrian travel from
This section defines terms used in the chapter, including “intersection street,” “intersecting street,” “legislative body,” “mall intersection,” “municipality,” “pedestrian mall,” and “street.”
Powers of legislative body of municipality. The legislative body of the municipalities of this state shall have the power: to establish pedestrian malls; to prohibit, in whole or in part, vehicular traffic on a pedestrian mall; to pay from
The legislative body of the municipalities may acquire land, real property, or rights of way for a pedestrian mall and may improve those areas and related mall facilities when needed or convenient for mall operation.
A street may be designated as a mall only by ordinance after full investigation and an ample public hearing, and the ordinance must state how the project will be financed.
Title -- Policy statement. The Legislature finds that it is the policy of this state to: ensure that broadband services, cable television services, and public telecommunications services are provided through fair competition consistent
This section defines terms used in the chapter, including broadband service, cable television service, capital cost, communications service facility, cross subsidize, direct cost, feasibility consultant, full-cost accounting, indirect cost, private provider, public telecommunications service, and subscriber.
If a municipality offers or provides broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services, the antitrust immunity for political subdivisions does not apply.
Certain pre-March 1, 2001 cable/public telecommunications services, and pre-March 1, 2025 broadband services, are exempt from Part 2 but remain subject to Part 3.
This section limits who this chapter authorizes to provide certain communications services and facilities, exempts some municipal facility activities from the chapter, requires municipal entities to follow related municipal obligations in one circumstance, and lets a municipality call an election under Section 10-18-20
Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision of this chapter is found invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
A municipality may not provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services to subscribers, except as allowed in this chapter.
Before a municipality offers broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services, its legislative body must hold a preliminary public hearing and, if it proceeds, complete additional feasibility-study steps.
If a feasibility consultant is hired, the municipality’s legislative body must require a feasibility study, a written report and summary within 180 days, attendance at public hearings, and notice of any hearings; if the study meets the revenue requirement, at least two hearings must be scheduled.
Vote permissible -- Referendum. A legislative body of a municipality may, by a majority vote, call an election on whether the municipality shall provide a proposed: broadband service; cable television service; or public telecommunications
A municipality that provides broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications services must keep separate enterprise funds and budgets, and it must not mix transfers or non-public information between the service-provider role and the regulator role.
A municipality’s legislative body may authorize revenue bonds or general obligation bonds for broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications facilities, subject to bonding-law requirements.
General operating limitations -- Notice of change to price list. A municipality that provides a broadband service, a cable television service, or a public telecommunications service under this chapter is subject to the operating
A municipality may not use eminent domain to condemn a private provider’s plant or equipment to provide broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications service to a subscriber.
A municipality offering broadband, cable television, or public telecommunications service must adopt an ordinance on service quality for its subscribers.
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