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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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SENATE BILL 1402 |
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AN ACT
amending title 28, chapter 20, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 14; amending section 28‑7701, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to broadband conduit installation.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 28, chapter 20, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 14, to read:
ARTICLE 14. BROADBAND CONDUIT INSTALLATION
28-7381. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "broadband conduit" means a conduit, innerduct or microduct for fiber optic cables that support broadband and wireless facilities for broadband service.
2. "Broadband service":
(a) Means providing access and transport to the Internet, computer processing, information storage or protocol conversion at a rate of at least one megabit per second in either the upstream or downstream direction, as established by the Federal Communications Commission.
(b) Does not include information content or service applications provided over the access service or any intrastate service that was subject to a tariff as of January 1, 2012.
3. "Cost-Based Rate" means a lease rate that is only comprised of direct and actual associated indirect costs of obtaining and maintaining the associated right‑of‑way and broadband conduit and must be equitably allocated among users of the associated right-of-way, broadband conduit and innerduct or microduct.
4. "Covered rural highway construction project" Means a project to construct a new rural highway or to construct or relocate an additional lane or shoulder for an existing rural highway that is commenced after the effective date of this section and that receives funding from state or federal monies.
5. "Provider" means an entity that provides for the sale or resale of wholesale or retail broadband services in this state and that is recognized as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier by the Arizona Corporation Commission or that meets Federal Communications Commission and industry carrier class service guidelines or is a political subdivision that has statutory authority to provide communications services.
6. "Rural highway" means that portion of any highway in this state that is either of the following:
(a) Outside of the municipal boundary of any city or town having a population of ten thousand persons or more.
(b) Outside of federal metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas.
28-7382. Broadband conduit installation; rural highway construction projects
A. The Director may install broadband conduit in accordance with this article as part of a covered rural highway construction project if funding is received by the department to cover the cost.
B. In carrying out this article, the Director may lease the broadband conduit to Providers at a cost-based rate and coordinate with Providers regarding planning and relocating of broadband conduit and any related Provider facilities within the right‑of‑way at the Provider's expense if future highway improvements make the relocations necessary. The Director may limit Provider access to any broadband facilities within the right‑of‑way for initial installation and infrequent access for maintenance purposes and may take other actions necessary to maintain highway safety.
C. The Director may install broadband conduit without regard to the timing of a related existing road construction project, based on a request and receipt of funding from State entities charged with responsibility for broadband infrastructure and policy.
Sec. 2. Section 28-7701, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
28-7701. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Concession" means any lease, ground lease, franchise, easement, permit or other binding agreement transferring rights for the use or control, in whole or in part, of an eligible facility by the department or other unit of government to a private partner in accordance with this chapter.
2. "Eligible facility" means any facility, whether real or personal property, developed or operated after September 30, 2009 in accordance with this chapter, including any existing, enhanced, upgraded or new facility that is any of the following:
(a) Used or useful for the safe transport of people, information or goods via one or more modes of transport, whether involving highways, bridges, tunnels, conduits, railways, monorails, transit, bus systems, guided rapid transit, fixed guideways, ferries, boats, vessels, airports, intermodal or multimodal systems or any other mode of transport.
(b) Used by or useful to the department, including vehicle registration and driver licensing facilities, operating systems and information systems.
(c) Related or ancillary to, or used or useful to provide, operate, maintain or generate revenue for, a facility under subdivision (a) or (b), including administrative buildings and other buildings, structures, parking, rest areas, maintenance yards, rail yards, ports of entry or storage facilities, vehicles, rolling stock, energy systems or other related equipment, items or property.
3. "Private partner" means a person, entity or organization that is not the federal government, this state, a political subdivision of this state or a unit of government.
4. "Unit of government" means any agency, office or department of this state, city, county, district, commission, authority, entity, port or other public corporation organized and existing under statutory law or under a voter approved charter or initiative, and any intergovernmental entity.
Sec. 3. Short title
This act may be cited as the "Digital Arizona Highways Act of 2012".