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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Floor Approved)

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Review of Permitting Process

Item 374 #3s

Item 374 #3s

First Year - FY2019 Second Year - FY2020
Natural Resources
Department of Historic Resources FY2019 $12,600 FY2020 $0 GF

Language
Page 332, line 42, strike "$6,954,668" and insert "$6,967,268".

Page 334, following line 18, insert:

"L. Included in the amounts in this Item is $12,600 from the general fund the first year for costs incurred to convene a stakeholder work group to examine the process by which the Department reviews, as required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the effects of certain projects upon historic properties in association with Federal Communications Commission applications. The Department shall assess whether such process could be made more efficient while continuing to provide federally required notices and public input. In conducting this review, the Department shall consider best practices from other states implementing and shall focus on the federally required review of applications for communications towers and similar infrastructure intended to facilitate deployment of broadband Internet services in unserved areas. The Department shall report its findings and any recommendations of the work group to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2018."



Explanation

(This amendment provides funding to implement the provisions of SB 166 which directs the Department of Historic Resources to convene a stakeholder work group to evaluate the efficiency of the process used to review telecommunications projects with regard to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the effects of certain projects upon historic properties in association with Federal Communications Commission applications.)