Senate File 2300 S-5222 Amend Senate File 2300 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 ENERGY PRODUCTION 5 Section 1. Section 364.2, subsection 4, Code 2024, is 6 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 7 NEW PARAGRAPH . h. (1) When a person requests a franchise 8 for a merchant line as defined in section 478.6A and that 9 requester possesses a franchise issued by the Iowa utilities 10 board outside of a city, and when the proposed merchant line 11 is more than fifty miles in total length within the state and 12 will be underground within the limits of the city, all of the 13 following apply: 14 (a) A person shall submit a written franchise request 15 including the proposed terms and conditions of the franchise. 16 (b) Upon receipt of the franchise request for a merchant 17 line, a city shall conduct a hearing pursuant to this 18 subsection. The city and the person may negotiate the terms 19 of a franchise prior to the approval of an ordinance. A city 20 may not unreasonably refuse to grant a franchise for a merchant 21 line. If the city denies the franchise request, the city shall 22 provide the person with a written denial of the franchise based 23 on substantial evidence in the record demonstrating that the 24 proposed transmission line would have a significant adverse 25 impact on the health or safety of the city’s residents or 26 public facilities that would not have been considered by the 27 Iowa utilities board. 28 (c) If the city has not held the required hearing or has not 29 acted on a request for a franchise for a merchant line within 30 ninety days of the receipt of the request, notwithstanding any 31 other terms of the Code, the franchise is deemed approved by 32 the city. If a request is timely denied, the person may seek a 33 certiorari judicial review by filing a petition either in Polk 34 county district court or in the district court for the county 35 -1- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 1/ 15 #1.

in which the petitioner resides or the principal place of the 1 requester for the merchant line. 2 (d) This subsection applies to eligible merchant lines for 3 which a franchise has been granted pursuant to chapter 478 4 prior to the effective date of this subsection. 5 (2) This paragraph is repealed effective January 1, 2026. 6 Sec. 2. Section 476.42, subsection 1, paragraph a, 7 subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 8 (1) A solar, wind turbine, electric storage unit, nuclear, 9 waste management, resource recovery, refuse-derived fuel, 10 agricultural crops or residues, or woodburning facility. For 11 purposes of this definition only, “waste management” includes a 12 facility using plasma gasification to produce synthetic gas, 13 either as a stand-alone fuel or for blending with natural gas, 14 the output of which is used to generate electricity or steam. 15 For purposes of this definition only, “plasma gasification” 16 means the thermal dissociation of carbonaceous material into 17 fragments of compounds in an oxygen-starved environment. 18 Sec. 3. Section 476.48, subsection 6, Code 2024, is amended 19 by striking the subsection. 20 Sec. 4. Section 476A.1, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 5. “Facility” means any electric power generating plant , 23 electric storage unit, or a combination of plants or units 24 at a single site, owned by any person, with a total capacity 25 of twenty-five or more megawatts of electricity for plants 26 or twenty-five or more megawatt hours of electricity for 27 electric storage units, and those associated transmission lines 28 connecting the generating plant or electric storage unit to 29 either a power transmission system or an interconnected primary 30 transmission system or both. Transmission lines subject to the 31 provisions of this subchapter shall not require a franchise 32 under chapter 478 . 33 DIVISION II 34 PUBLIC UTILITY AFFILIATES 35 -2- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 2/ 15

Sec. 5. Section 476.74, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 5. Exemption. The provisions of this section requiring 3 filing of contracts or agreements with the board shall not 4 apply to transactions with an affiliate where the amount of 5 consideration involved is not in excess of fifty thousand 6 dollars or five percent of the capital equity of the utility, 7 whichever is smaller two hundred fifty thousand dollars . 8 However, regularly recurring payments under a general or 9 continuing arrangement which that aggregate a greater annual 10 amount shall not be broken down into a series of transactions 11 to come within this exemption. In any proceeding involving 12 the rates, charges , or practices of the public utility, the 13 board may exclude from the accounts of the public utility any 14 unreasonable payment or compensation made pursuant to any 15 contract or arrangement which that is not required to be filed 16 under this subsection . 17 DIVISION III 18 CABLE OR VIDEO SERVICE 19 Sec. 6. Section 474.1, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 4. As used in this chapter and chapters 475A , 476 , 476A , 22 477A, 477C , 478 , 479 , 479A , and 479B , “board” and “utilities 23 board” mean the Iowa utilities board. 24 Sec. 7. Section 477A.1, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 25 following new subsections: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. “Cable or video service” includes the 27 terms “cable service” , “cable system” , and “video service” . 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. “Competitive cable or video service 29 provider” includes the terms “competitive cable service provider” 30 and “competitive video service providers” . 31 Sec. 8. Section 477A.1, subsection 7, Code 2024, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 7. “Franchise” means an initial authorization, or renewal 34 of an authorization, issued by the board or a municipality, 35 -3- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 3/ 15

regardless of whether the authorization is designated as a 1 franchise, permit, license, resolution, contract, certificate, 2 agreement, or otherwise, that authorizes the construction and 3 operation of a cable system person to erect, maintain, and 4 operate plants and systems for the provision of a cable or 5 video service provider’s network in a public right-of-way. 6 Sec. 9. Section 477A.1, subsection 9, paragraph a, Code 7 2024, is amended to read as follows: 8 a. “Gross revenues” means all consideration of any kind or 9 nature, including but not limited to cash, credits, property, 10 and in-kind contributions , received from subscribers for the 11 provision of cable service over a cable system by a competitive 12 cable service provider or for the provision of or video service 13 by a competitive cable or video service provider within a 14 municipality’s jurisdiction. Gross revenues are limited to the 15 following: 16 (1) Recurring charges for cable service or video service. 17 (2) Event-based charges for cable service or video service, 18 including but not limited to pay-per-view and video-on-demand 19 charges. 20 (3) Rental of set-top boxes and other cable service or video 21 service equipment. 22 (4) Service charges related to the provision of cable 23 service or video service, including but not limited to 24 activation, installation, and repair charges. 25 (5) Administrative charges related to the provision of 26 cable service or video service, including but not limited to 27 service order and service termination charges. 28 (6) A pro rata portion of all revenue derived, less refunds, 29 rebates, or discounts, by a cable service provider or a video 30 service provider for advertising over the cable service or 31 video service network to subscribers within the franchise area 32 where the numerator is the number of subscribers within the 33 franchise area, and the denominator is the total number of 34 subscribers reached by such advertising. This subparagraph 35 -4- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 4/ 15

applies only to municipalities that include this provision in 1 their franchise agreements as of January 1, 2007. 2 Sec. 10. Section 477A.1, subsection 9, paragraph b, 3 subparagraphs (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (11), Code 4 2024, are amended to read as follows: 5 (2) Revenues received by any affiliate or any other person 6 in exchange for supplying goods or services used by the person 7 providing cable service or video service. 8 (4) Regardless of whether the services are bundled, 9 packaged, or functionally integrated with cable service 10 or video service, any revenues derived by the holder of 11 a certificate of franchise authority from services not 12 classified as cable service or video service, including, 13 without limitation, revenue received from telecommunications 14 services, revenue received from information services, revenue 15 received in connection with home-shopping services, or any 16 other revenues attributed by the competitive cable service 17 provider or competitive video service provider to noncable 18 service or nonvideo service in accordance with the holder’s 19 books and records kept in the regular course of business and 20 any applicable rules, regulations, standards, or orders. 21 (5) Revenues paid by subscribers to home-shopping 22 programmers directly from the sale of merchandise through any 23 home-shopping channel offered as part of the cable services or 24 video services. 25 (6) Revenues from the sale of cable services or video 26 services for resale in which the purchaser is required to 27 collect the franchise fee from the purchaser’s customer. 28 (7) Revenues from any tax of general applicability imposed 29 upon the competitive cable service provider or competitive 30 video service provider or upon subscribers by a city, state, 31 federal, or any other governmental entity and required to 32 be collected by the competitive cable service provider or 33 competitive video service provider and remitted to the taxing 34 entity, including but not limited to sales or use tax, gross 35 -5- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 5/ 15

receipts tax, excise tax, utility users tax, public service 1 tax, and communication taxes, and including the franchise fee 2 imposed under section 477A.7 . 3 (8) Revenues forgone from the provision of cable services 4 or video services to public institutions, public schools, or 5 governmental entities at no charge. 6 (9) Revenues forgone from the competitive cable service 7 provider’s or competitive video service provider’s provision of 8 free or reduced-cost video service to any person, including, 9 without limitation, any municipality and other public 10 institutions or other institutions. 11 (11) Revenues from reimbursements by programmers of 12 marketing costs incurred by the competitive cable service 13 provider or competitive video service provider for the 14 introduction or promotion of new programming. 15 Sec. 11. Section 477A.2, Code 2024, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 477A.2 Certificate of franchise authority requirement. 18 1. After July 1, 2007, a person providing cable service 19 or video service in this state shall not provide such service 20 without a franchise. The franchise may be issued by either the 21 board pursuant to section 477A.3 or by a municipality pursuant 22 to section 364.2 . 23 2. a. A person providing cable service or video service 24 under a franchise agreement with a municipality prior to July 25 1, 2007, is not subject to this section with respect to such 26 municipality until the franchise agreement expires or is 27 converted pursuant to subsection 6 . 28 b. Upon expiration of a franchise, a person may choose to 29 renegotiate a franchise agreement with a municipality or may 30 choose to obtain a certificate of franchise authority under 31 this chapter . An application for a certificate of franchise 32 authority pursuant to this subsection may be filed within 33 sixty days prior to the expiration of a municipal franchise 34 agreement. A certificate of franchise authority obtained 35 -6- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 6/ 15

pursuant to an application filed prior to the expiration of 1 a municipal franchise agreement shall take effect upon the 2 expiration date of the municipal franchise agreement. 3 c. A municipal utility that provides cable service or 4 video service in this state is not subject to this section and 5 shall not be required to obtain a certificate of franchise 6 authority pursuant to this chapter in the municipality in 7 which the provision of cable service or video service by that 8 municipality was originally approved. 9 3. For purposes of this section , a person providing 10 cable service or video service is deemed to have executed a 11 franchise agreement to provide cable service or video service 12 with a specific municipality if an affiliate or predecessor 13 of the person providing cable service or video service has 14 or had executed an unexpired franchise agreement with that 15 municipality as of May 29, 2007. 16 4. A competitive cable service provider or competitive 17 video service provider shall provide at least thirty days’ 18 notice to each municipality with authority to grant a franchise 19 in the service area, and to the incumbent cable or video 20 provider, in which the competitive cable service provider or 21 competitive video service provider is granted authority to 22 provide service under a certificate of franchise authority that 23 the competitive cable service provider or competitive video 24 service provider will offer cable services or video services 25 within the jurisdiction of the municipality, and shall not 26 provide service without having provided such thirty days’ 27 notice. A copy of the notice shall be filed with the board on 28 the date that the notice is provided. All notices required by 29 this subsection shall be sent by certified mail. 30 5. As used in this section , “affiliate” includes but is 31 not limited to a person that directly, or indirectly through 32 one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is 33 under common control with a person receiving, obtaining, or 34 operating under a franchise agreement with a municipality to 35 -7- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 7/ 15

provide cable service or video service through merger, sale, 1 assignment, restructuring, or any other type of transaction. 2 6. If a competitive cable service provider or a competitive 3 video service provider applies for a certificate of franchise 4 authority to operate within a municipality, the incumbent 5 cable provider may, at its discretion, apply for a certificate 6 of franchise authority for that same municipality. Such 7 application shall be automatically granted on the same day 8 as a competitive cable service provider or competitive video 9 service provider files a thirty days’ notice of offering 10 service as required pursuant to subsection 4 . The franchise 11 agreement with the municipality is terminated on the date the 12 board issues the certificate of franchise authority to an 13 incumbent cable provider. The terms and conditions of the 14 certificate of franchise authority shall be the same as the 15 terms and conditions of a competitive cable service provider or 16 a competitive video service provider pursuant to this chapter 17 and shall replace the terms and conditions of the franchise 18 agreement previously granted by the municipality. 19 Sec. 12. Section 477A.3, subsection 1, paragraphs a, c, d, 20 and f, Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 21 a. That the applicant has filed or will timely file with 22 the federal communications commission all forms required by 23 the commission in advance of offering cable service or video 24 service in this state. 25 c. That the applicant agrees to comply with all applicable 26 state laws and nondiscriminatory municipal ordinances and 27 regulations regarding the use and occupation of a public 28 right-of-way in the delivery of the cable service or video 29 service, to the extent consistent with this chapter , including 30 the police powers of the municipalities in which the service 31 is delivered. 32 d. A description of the service area to be served and the 33 municipalities to be served by the applicant , which may include 34 certain designations of unincorporated areas. This description 35 -8- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 8/ 15

shall be updated by the applicant prior to the expansion of 1 cable service or video service to a previously undesignated 2 service area and, upon such expansion, notice shall be given to 3 the board of the service area to be served by the applicant. 4 f. Documentation that the applicant possesses sufficient 5 managerial, technical, and financial capability to provide the 6 cable service or video service proposed in the service area. 7 Sec. 13. Section 477A.3, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 8 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph. 9 Sec. 14. Section 477A.3, subsections 5 and 9, Code 2024, are 10 amended to read as follows: 11 5. The certificate of franchise authority issued by the 12 board shall contain all of the following: 13 a. A grant of authority to provide cable service or video 14 service in the service area designated in the application. 15 b. A grant of authority to use and occupy the public 16 right-of-way in the delivery for the purpose of erecting, 17 maintaining, and operating plants and systems for the provision 18 of cable service or video service, subject to the laws of this 19 state, including the police powers of the municipalities in 20 which the service is delivered. 21 c. A statement that the grant of authority provided by the 22 certificate is subject to the lawful operation of the cable 23 service or video service by the applicant or the applicant’s 24 successor. 25 d. A statement that the franchise is for a term of ten 26 twenty-five years, is renewable under the terms of this 27 section , and is nonexclusive. 28 9. The certificate of franchise authority issued by the 29 board may be terminated by a person providing cable service or 30 video service by submitting written notice to the board and 31 any affected municipality. Neither the board nor an affected 32 municipality shall have authority to review or require approval 33 of such termination. 34 Sec. 15. Section 477A.3, subsection 6, paragraph a, Code 35 -9- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 9/ 15

2024, is amended to read as follows: 1 a. If the holder of a certificate of franchise authority 2 fails to commence operation of a cable system or video service 3 network within twelve months from the date the application is 4 granted, the board may determine that the applicant is not in 5 compliance with the certificate of franchise authority and may 6 revoke the certificate. 7 Sec. 16. Section 477A.3, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 8 2024, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. In the event that an applicant granted a certificate 10 of franchise authority subsequently ceases to engage in 11 construction or operation of a cable system or video service 12 network and is no longer providing service, the applicant 13 shall notify the municipality, the board, and the incumbent 14 cable provider on the date that construction or service is 15 terminated. 16 Sec. 17. Section 477A.4, Code 2024, is amended to read as 17 follows: 18 477A.4 Applicability to federal law. 19 To the extent required by applicable law, a certificate of 20 franchise authority issued under this chapter shall constitute 21 a “franchise” for the purposes of 47 U.S.C. §541(b)(1). To 22 the extent required for the purposes of 47 U.S.C. §521 – 23 561, only the state of Iowa shall constitute the exclusive 24 franchising authority for competitive cable service providers 25 and competitive video service providers in this state. 26 Sec. 18. Section 477A.6, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, are 27 amended to read as follows: 28 1. Not later than one hundred eighty days after a request by 29 a municipality in which a competitive cable service provider or 30 a competitive video service provider is providing cable service 31 or video service, the holder of the certificate of authority 32 for that municipality shall designate a sufficient amount of 33 capacity on the certificate holder’s communications network 34 to allow the provision of a comparable number of public, 35 -10- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 10/ 15

educational, and governmental channels that the incumbent cable 1 provider in the municipality has activated and provided in the 2 municipality under the terms of a franchise agreement with a 3 municipality prior to July 1, 2007. If no such channels are 4 active, the municipality may request a maximum of three public, 5 educational, and governmental channels for a municipality 6 with a population of at least fifty thousand, and a maximum 7 of two public, educational, and governmental channels for a 8 municipality with a population of less than fifty thousand. 9 a. The public, educational, and governmental content to 10 be provided pursuant to this section and the operation of 11 the public, educational, and governmental channels shall be 12 the responsibility of the municipality receiving the benefit 13 of such capacity. The holder of a certificate of franchise 14 authority shall be responsible only for the transmission of 15 such content, subject to technological restraints. 16 b. The municipality receiving capacity under this section 17 shall ensure that all transmissions, content, or programming to 18 be transmitted by the holder of the certificate of franchise 19 authority are provided or submitted to the competitive 20 cable service provider or competitive video service provider 21 in a manner or form that is capable of being accepted and 22 transmitted by the competitive cable service provider or 23 competitive video service provider, without requirement for 24 additional alteration or change in the content, over the 25 particular network of the competitive cable service provider 26 or competitive video service provider, which is compatible 27 with the technology or protocol utilized by the competitive 28 cable service provider or competitive video service provider 29 to deliver services. At its election the municipality may 30 reasonably request any cable service provider or video service 31 provider to make any necessary change to the form of any 32 programming, furnished for transmission, which shall be charged 33 to the municipality, not to exceed the provider’s incremental 34 costs. The municipality shall have up to twelve months to 35 -11- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 11/ 15

reimburse the cable service provider or video service provider. 1 The provision of such transmissions, content, or programming 2 to the competitive cable service provider or competitive video 3 service provider shall constitute authorization for such 4 holder to carry such transmissions, content, or programming, 5 at the holder’s option, beyond the jurisdictional boundaries 6 stipulated in any franchise agreement. 7 2. Where technically feasible, a competitive cable service 8 provider or competitive video service provider that is a holder 9 of a certificate of franchise authority and an incumbent 10 cable provider shall use reasonable efforts to interconnect 11 the cable or video communications network systems of the 12 certificate holder and incumbent cable provider for the purpose 13 of providing public, educational, and governmental programming. 14 Interconnection may be accomplished by direct cable, microwave 15 link, satellite, or other reasonable method of connection. A 16 holder of a certificate of franchise authority and an incumbent 17 cable provider shall negotiate in good faith and an incumbent 18 cable provider shall not withhold interconnection of public, 19 educational, or governmental channels. 20 Sec. 19. Section 477A.7, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2024, are 21 amended to read as follows: 22 1. a. In any service area in which a competitive cable 23 service provider or a competitive video service provider 24 holding a certificate of franchise authority offers or provides 25 cable service or video service, the competitive cable service 26 provider or competitive video service provider shall calculate 27 and pay a franchise fee to the municipality with authority to 28 grant a certificate of franchise authority in that service area 29 upon the municipality’s written request. If the municipality 30 makes such a request, the franchise fee shall be due and paid 31 to the municipality on a quarterly basis, not later than 32 forty-five days after the close of the quarter, and shall be 33 calculated as a percentage of gross revenues. The municipality 34 shall not demand any additional franchise fees from the 35 -12- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 12/ 15

competitive cable service provider or competitive video service 1 provider, and shall not demand the use of any other calculation 2 method for the franchise fee. 3 b. All cable service providers and video service providers 4 shall pay a franchise fee at the same percent of gross revenues 5 as had been assessed on the incumbent cable provider by the 6 municipality as of January 1, 2007, and such percentage shall 7 continue to apply for the period of the remaining term of the 8 existing franchise agreement with the municipality. Upon 9 expiration of the period of the remaining term of the agreement 10 with the incumbent cable service provider, a municipality may 11 request an increase in the franchise fee up to five percent of 12 gross revenues. 13 c. A provider who is both a competitive cable service 14 provider and a competitive video service provider shall be 15 subject to and only be required to pay one franchise fee to a 16 municipality under this subsection regardless of whether the 17 provider provides both cable service and video service. 18 d. At the request of a municipality and not more than once 19 per year, an independent auditor may perform reasonable audits 20 of the competitive cable service provider’s or competitive 21 video service provider’s calculation of the franchise fee under 22 this subsection . The municipality shall bear the costs of 23 any audit requested pursuant to this subsection , unless the 24 audit discloses that the competitive cable service provider or 25 competitive video service provider has underpaid franchise fees 26 by more than five percent, in which case the competitive cable 27 service provider or competitive video service provider shall 28 pay all of the reasonable and actual costs of the audit. 29 e. A competitive cable service provider or competitive video 30 service provider may identify and collect the amount of the 31 franchise fee as a separate line item on the regular bill of 32 each subscriber. 33 3. a. If an incumbent cable provider is required by 34 a franchise agreement as of January 1, 2007, to provide 35 -13- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 13/ 15

institutional network capacity to a municipality for use by 1 the municipality for noncommercial purposes, the incumbent 2 cable provider and any subsequent holder of a certificate of 3 franchise authority shall provide support only for the existing 4 institutional network on a pro rata basis per customer. Any 5 financial support provided for an institutional network shall 6 be limited to ongoing maintenance and support of the existing 7 institutional network. This subsection shall be applicable 8 only to a cable service provider’s or video service provider’s 9 first certificate of franchise authority issued under this 10 chapter , and shall not apply to any subsequent renewals. For 11 the purposes of this subsection , maintenance and support shall 12 only include the reasonable incremental cost of moves, changes, 13 and restoring connectivity of the fiber or coaxial cable lines 14 up to a demarcation point at the building. 15 b. For purposes of this subsection , the number of customers 16 of a cable service provider or video service provider shall 17 be determined based on the relative number of subscribers in 18 that municipality at the end of the prior calendar year as 19 reported to the municipality by all incumbent cable providers 20 and holders of a certificate of franchise authority. Any 21 records showing the number of subscribers shall be considered 22 confidential records pursuant to section 22.7 . The incumbent 23 cable provider shall provide to the municipality, on an annual 24 basis, the maintenance and support costs of the institutional 25 network, subject to an independent audit. A municipality 26 acting under this subsection shall notify and present a bill 27 to competitive cable service providers or competitive video 28 service providers for the amount of such support on an annual 29 basis, beginning one year after issuance of the certificate of 30 franchise authority. The annual institutional network support 31 shall be due and paid by the providers to the municipality in 32 four quarterly payments, not later than forty-five days after 33 the close of each quarter. The municipality shall reimburse 34 the incumbent cable provider for the amounts received from 35 -14- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 14/ 15

competitive cable service providers or competitive video 1 service providers. 2 c. This subsection shall not apply if the incumbent 3 cable service provider is a municipal utility providing 4 telecommunications services under section 388.10 . 5 Sec. 20. Section 477A.10, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 2. A competitive cable service provider or competitive 8 video service provider holding a certificate of franchise 9 authority shall not deny access to any group of potential 10 residential subscribers because of the income of residents in 11 the local area in which such group resides. 12 Sec. 21. Section 477A.10, subsection 3, paragraph a, 13 subparagraph (3), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 14 (3) These dwelling units do not have cable or video service 15 available from another cable service provider or video service 16 provider. 17 Sec. 22. Section 477A.10, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 18 2024, is amended to read as follows: 19 b. This subsection shall be applicable only after the first 20 date on which the video service provider operating under a 21 certificate of franchise authority is providing cable service 22 or video service to more than fifty percent of all cable and 23 video subscribers receiving cable or video service from the 24 holders of certificates of franchise authority and any other 25 providers of cable or video services operating under franchise 26 agreements with a municipality. > 27 ______________________________ MIKE KLIMESH -15- SF 2300.4495 (1) 90 (amending this SF 2300 to CONFORM to HF 2279) lh/js 15/ 15