Vermont H 751: An act relating to expanding equal pay protections

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H.751 1
Introduced by Representatives Burtt of Cabot, Dobrovich of Williamstown, 2
Labor of Morgan, Lipsky of Stowe, Morrissey of Bennington, 3
Nelson of Derby, O’Brien of Tunbridge, and Yacovone of 4
Morristown 5
Referred to Committee on 6
Date: 7
Subject: Public service; telecommunications; siting 8
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to change the 9
process for siting telecommunications facilities to require facilities to receive a 10
permit from District Commissions. 11
An act relating to telecommunications siting 12
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 13
Sec. 1. REPEAL 14
30 V.S.A. § 248a (certificate of public good for communications facilities) 15
is repealed. 16
Sec. 2. 10 V.S.A. § 6001 is amended to read: 17
§ 6001. DEFINITIONS 18
As used in this chapter: 19
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(3)(A) “Development” means each of the following: 1
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(ix) Any support structure or telecommunication facility or 3
apparatus proposed for construction that is primarily for communication or 4
broadcast purposes and that will extend vertically 20 feet or more above the 5
highest point of an attached to an existing structure, or 50 feet or more above 6
ground level in the case of a proposed new support structure, in order to 7
transmit or receive communication signals for commercial, industrial, 8
municipal, county, or State purposes, independently of the acreage involved. 9
Development also includes the construction of small cell antennas. 10
(I) Under this subdivision (ix): 11
(aa) the word “development” shall also include includes the 12
construction of improvements ancillary to the support structure, including 13
buildings, broadcast or communication equipment, foundation pads, cables, 14
wires, antennas or hardware, and all means of ingress and egress to the support 15
structure; and 16
(bb) the word “development” shall does not include future 17
improvements that are not ancillary to the support structure and do not involve 18
an additional support structure, unless they would otherwise be considered a 19
development under this subdivision (3). 20

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(II) The criteria and procedures for obtaining a permit for a 1
development under this subdivision (ix) shall be the same as for any other 2
development;. 3
(III) As used in this subdivision (ix), “small cell antenna” 4
means a compact, low-powered radio node that supplements large cellular 5
networks (macrocells) by providing better coverage and capacity in smaller 6
areas, often mounted on existing infrastructure like streetlights, utility poles, 7
and buildings for 5G and other wireless services, acting like miniature cell 8
towers to handle dense user demand. 9
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(D) The word “development” does not include: 11
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(ii) The construction of improvements for an electric generation, 13
energy storage, or transmission facility that requires a certificate of public 14
good under 30 V.S.A. § 248 or is subject to regulation under 30 V.S.A. § 8011; 15
or a natural gas facility as defined in 30 V.S.A. § 248(a)(3); or a 16
telecommunications facility issued a certificate of public good under 30 V.S.A. 17
§ 248a. 18
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Sec. 3. 10 V.S.A. § 6086(c) is amended to read: 1
(c)(1) Permit conditions. A permit may contain such requirements and 2
conditions as are allowable proper exercise of the police power and that are 3
appropriate within the respect to subdivisions (a)(1) through (10)(a)(1)–(10) of 4
this section, including those set forth in 24 V.S.A. §§ 4414(4), 4424(a)(2), 5
4414(1)(D)(i), 4463(b), and 4464, the dedication of lands for public use, and 6
the filing of bonds to ensure compliance. The requirements and conditions 7
incorporated from Title 24 may be applied whether or not a local plan has been 8
adopted. General requirements and conditions may be established by rule of 9
the Land Use Review Board. 10
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(3) Permit conditions on a telecommunications facility. When issuing a 12
permit with conditions on a telecommunications facility, including a small cell 13
antenna, the District Commission shall include that the facility: 14
(A) Be at least 2,000 feet from any residence, commercial property, 15
school, playground, public park, swimming pool, public beach, daycare, or 16
hospital. 17
(B) Have a radiation signal strength metered at the location not to 18
exceed -75 decibel-milliwatts (dBm) for any frequency or channel band 19
specified by a transmitting entity’s Federal Communications Commission 20
transmission license; or, the maximum power output limit from all frequencies 21

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or antennas from a wireless facility shall not exceed 0.1 watts of effective 1
radiated power (ERP) so as to prov