Senate Study Bill 3197 



                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            COMMERCE BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON WARNSTADT)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act modifying provisions relating to the application for a
  2    certificate of franchise authority applicable to the provision
  3    of cable or video services by an existing provider.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 6420XC 82
  6 rn/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 477A.1, subsection 12, Code Supplement
  1  2 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    12.  "Municipality" means a county or city.
  1  4    Sec. 2.  Section 477A.2, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code
  1  5 Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1  6    b.  Upon expiration of a franchise, a person may choose to
  1  7 renegotiate a franchise agreement with a municipality or may
  1  8 choose to obtain a certificate of franchise authority under
  1  9 this chapter.  An application for a certificate of franchise
  1 10 authority pursuant to this subsection may be filed within
  1 11 sixty days prior to the expiration of a municipal franchise
  1 12 agreement.  An application filed prior to the expiration of a
  1 13 municipal franchise agreement shall take effect upon the
  1 14 expiration date of the municipal franchise agreement.
  1 15                           EXPLANATION
  1 16    This bill modifies certain provisions applicable to an
  1 17 application for a certificate of franchise authority to
  1 18 provide cable and video services.
  1 19    The bill deletes counties from the definition of a
  1 20 municipality for purposes of Code chapter 477A, resulting in
  1 21 "municipality" referring to a city for purposes of the Code
  1 22 chapter.  The bill additionally specifies that an application
  1 23 submitted for a certificate of franchise authority by a person
  1 24 who was providing services pursuant to a franchise agreement
  1 25 in existence prior to July 1, 2007, may be filed within 60
  1 26 days prior to the expiration of the existing municipal
  1 27 franchise.  The bill specifies that an application filed prior
  1 28 to the expiration of a municipal franchise agreement shall
  1 29 take effect upon the expiration date of the municipal
  1 30 franchise agreement.
  1 31 LSB 6420XC 82
  1 32 rn/nh/5.1