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A03147 Summary:

BILL NOA03147 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORColton (MS)

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COSPNSRBenedetto, Rivera, Rosenthal

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MLTSPNSRGlick, Walker

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Add Art 13-F §§310 - 316, Gen Muni L

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Enacts the "wireless facility siting act"; directs cities, towns and villages to regulate the siting of cellular communications facilities.

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BILL NOA03147 

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01/23/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3147

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, BENEDETTO, RIVERA, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-
 Sponsored by -- M. of A. GLICK, WALKER -- read once and referred to
 the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to enact the "wireless facility siting act"; to amend the general
 municipal law, in relation to the placement, construction and modifi-
 cation of wireless services facilities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Legislative intent. Municipal control over the siting of
 2 wireless services facilities is an important component of municipal home
 3 rule. The legislature recognizes the federal, state and local interests
 4 of providing for proper and convenient wireless services to the public.
 5 As such, the legislature needs to balance the interests of providing
 6 quality wireless communication services with local concerns on the inap-
 7 propriate siting of telecommunications towers. This act provides for a
 8 process of municipal review for applications to site, construct and
 9 modify wireless services facilities. Such process must incorporate the
 10 needs and desires of the local community, with regard to the aesthetic
 11 ramifications of such siting. It is the intent of the legislature in
 12 adopting the "wireless facility siting act" to implement enabling legis-
 13 lation which specifically sets forth a uniform statewide process for
 14 municipal review of applications for the placement, construction and
 15 modification of wireless services facilities in all municipalities that
 16 do not have local laws to regulate the placement of such towers. Each
 17 municipality shall be able to enact approval processes that are more
 18 strict than those established by this act.
 19 § 2. Short title. This act shall be known as and may be cited as the
 20 "wireless facility siting act".
 21 § 3. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new article 13-F
 22 to read as follows:
 23 ARTICLE 13-F

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06513-01-5

 A. 3147 2

 1 WIRELESS FACILITY SITING ACT
 2 Section 310. Definitions.
 3 311. Permit requirements.
 4 312. Minimum state-wide procedure for municipal review of permit
 5 requests.
 6 313. Standards for review and application requirements for a
 7 wireless facility.
 8 314. Co-location standards.
 9 315. Permit approval; non-conforming facilities.
 10 316. Applicability.
 11 § 310. Definitions. The following terms shall have the meanings set
 12 forth in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
 13 1. "Ancillary equipment" means all equipment necessary for the secure
 14 and successful operation of a wireless facility including but not limit-
 15 ed to, support structures, transmitting, receiving and combining equip-
 16 ment, equipment shelters, transmission cables, and backup power sources.
 17 Ancillary equipment shall not include residential, industrial or commer-
 18 cial buildings but shall include any such equipment placed on residen-
 19 tial, industrial or commercial buildings.
 20 2. "Building inspector" means the municipal official charged with
 21 issuing building permits and/or enforcing the zoning law of such munici-
 22 pality or other individual designated by the legislative body to issue
 23 permits for wireless facilities.
 24 3. "Historic area" means an area wholly or partially within, or wire-
 25 less facility having its foundation wi