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Missouri House Bill HB661

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-[PERFECTED]
32 HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
43 HOUSEBILLNO.661
54 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
6-1859H.02P JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
5+1859H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
76 ANACT
87 Torepealsections67.2707,71.340,226.220,227.558,227.559,and229.360,RSMo,andto
98 enactinlieuthereofeightnewsectionsrelatingtoreimbursementofcostsassociated
109 withutilityfacilityrelocation.
1110 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1211 SectionA.Sections67.2707,71.340,226.220,227.558,227.559,and229.360,
1312 2RSMo,arerepealedandeightnewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections
1413 367.1849,67.2707,71.340,226.220,226.224,227.558,227.559,and229.360,toreadas
1514 4follows:
1615 67.1849.Notwithstandinganyrule,order,decision,permit,agreement,orother
17-2authorizationtothecontrary,acountyshallnotperformanyprojectinthepublicright-
18-3of-waythatrequiresanon-rate-regulatedutilityprovider,asdefinedinsection71.340,
19-4torelocate,adjust,orremoveitsfacilitiesunlessthecountyreimbursesthenon-rate-
20-5regulatedutilityproviderforsuchrelocation,adjustment,orremoval.Acountyshallbe
21-6authorizedtopaysuchfacilityrelocation,adjustment,orremovalcostsaspartofthe
22-7costofthepublicright-of-wayproject.
16+2authorizationtothecountrary,acountyshallnotperformanyprojectinthepublic
17+3right-of-waythatrequiresanon-rate-regulatedutilityprovider,asdefinedinsection
18+471.340,torelocate,adjust,orremoveitsfacilitiesunlessthecountyreimbursesthenon-
19+5rate-regulatedutilityproviderforsuchrelocation,adjustment,orremoval.Acounty
20+6shallbeauthorizedtopaysuchfacilityrelocation,adjustment,orremovalcostsaspart
21+7ofthecostofthepublicright-of-wayproject.
2322 67.2707.1.Avideoserviceprovidershallbesubjecttotheprovisionsofsections
2423 267.1830to[67.1846] 67.1849andchapter229andshallalsobesubjecttotheprovisionsof
2524 3section227.240applyingtocabletelevisioncompanies,andtoallreasonablepolicepower-
2625 4basedregulationsofapoliticalsubdivisionregardingtheplacement,screening,andrelocation
2726 5offacilities,including,butnotlimitedto:
2827 6 (1)Requirementsthatthevideoserviceproviderprovidelandscapingtoscreenthe
2928 7placementofcabinetsorstructuresfrompublicviewconsistentwiththelocationchosen;
3029 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3130 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 8 (2)Requirementsthatthevideoserviceprovidercontactthenearbypropertyowners
3231 9tocommunicatewhatworkwillbedoneandwhen;
3332 10 (3)Requiringalternateplacementoffacilities,orprescribingthetime,method,and
3433 11mannerofsuchplacement,whenitisnecessarytoprotectthepublicright-of-wayorthe
3534 12safetyofthepublic,notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsections67.1830to[67.1846] 67.1849;
3635 13 (4)Requirementsthatcabinetsberemovedorrelocated[attheexpenseofthevideo
3736 14serviceprovider] undertheprovisionsofsection67.1849or71.340,asapplicable,when
3837 15necessarytoaccommodateconstruction,improvement,ormaintenanceofstreets[or],other
3938 16publicworks,[excludingminor] orbeautificationprojects.
4039 17 2.Apoliticalsubdivisionmaynotimposethefollowingregulationsonvideoservice
4140 18providers:
4241 19 (1)Requirementsthatparticularbusinessofficesorportionsofavideoservice
4342 20networkbelocatedinthepoliticalsubdivision;
4443 21 (2)Requirementsforpoliticalsubdivisionapprovaloftransfersofownershipor
4544 22controlofthebusinessorassetsofavideoserviceprovider'sbusiness,exceptthatapolitical
4645 23subdivisionmayrequirethatsuchentitymaintaincurrentpoint-of-contactinformationand
4746 24providenoticeofatransferwithinareasonabletime;and
4847 25 (3)Requirementsconcerningtheprovisioningoforqualityofcustomerservices,
4948 26facilities,equipmentorgoodsin-kindforusebythepoliticalsubdivisionoranyothervideo
5049 27serviceproviderorpublicutility.
5150 71.340.1.Themayorandcitycouncilofanycityorthechairmanandboardof
5251 2trusteesofanyincorporatedtownorvillageshallhavethepowertoannuallyappropriateand
5352 3payoutofthetreasuryofsuchcityorincorporatedtownorvillageasumofmoney,notto
5453 4exceedtenpercentoftheannualgeneralrevenuethereof,forthepurposeofconstructing,
5554 5building,repairing,working,gradingormacadamizinganypublicroad,streetandhighway
5655 6andanybridgethereonleadingtoandfromsuchcityorincorporatedtownorvillage;and
5756 7suchappropriationshallbemadebyordinanceandthemoneysoappropriatedshallbe
5857 8appliedunderthesupervisionanddirectionoftheengineersofsuchcityorincorporatedtown
5958 9orvillage,andofthecountyhighwayengineerofthecountyinwhichsuchcity,townor
6059 10villageislocated,orofsomecompetentpersonselectedbysuchcity,townorvillageand
6160 11approvedbythecountyhighwayengineer,whoshallmakeareportthereof,inwriting,tothe
6261 12mayorandcitycouncilofsuchcity,ortothechairmanandboardoftrusteesofsuch
6362 13incorporatedtownorvillage;butthisprivilegeshallnotextendtoagreaterdistancethanfive
6463 14milesfromthecorporatelimitsofsuchcity,townorvillage,andshallnotbeconstruedsoas
6564 15toallowanyobstructiontoorinterferencewiththefreeuseofanysuchpublicroad,streetor
6665 16highwaybythepublic,exceptsofarasmaybenecessarywhilesuchworkisbeingdone,and
6766 HCSHB661 2 17furthershallnotbeconstruedtoaffecttheliabilityofsuchcity,townorvillage,which
6867 18liabilityshallbethesameasifsuchroads,streetsandhighwayswereinsidethecitylimits.
6968 19 2.Notwithstandinganyrule,order,decision,permit,agreement,orother
7069 20authorizationtothecontrary,acity,incorporatedtown,orvillageshallnotperformany
7170 21roadmaintenanceorconstructionprojectunlessitreimbursesanynon-rate-regulated
7271 22utilityproviderthatincurscostsforfacilityrelocationduetosuchmaintenanceor
7372 23project.Acity,incorporatedtown,orvillageshallbeauthorizedtopaysuchfacility
7473 24relocationcostsaspartofthecostoftheroadproject.
7574 25 3.Forthepurposesofthissectionandsections226.220and226.224,"non-rate-
7675 26regulatedutilityprovider"shallmean:
7776 27 (1)Atelecommunicationscompanyasdefinedinsubdivision(52)ofsection
7877 28386.020whosetelecommunicationsservicesarenotsubjecttorateofreturnregulation
7978 29bythepublicservicecommissionpursuanttosubsection1ofsection392.240;
8079 30 (2)Aproviderofbroadbandandotherinternetprotocol-enabledservicesas
8180 31definedinsubsection2ofsection392.611;
8281 32 (3)Avideoserviceproviderasdefinedinsubdivision(17)ofsubsection1of
8382 33section67.2677;or
8483 34 (4)Acableoperatorasdefinedinsubdivision(1)ofsubsection1ofsection
8584 3567.2677.
8685 226.220.1.Thereisherebycreatedandsetupthe"StateRoadFund"whichshall
8786 2receiveallmoneysandcreditsfrom:
8887 3 (1)Thesaleofstateroadbonds;
8988 4 (2)TheUnitedStatesgovernmentandintendedforhighwaypurposes;
9089 5 (3)Thestateroadbondandinterestsinkingfundasprovidedinsection226.210;and
9190 6 (4)Anyothersourceiftheyareheldforexpenditurebyorunderthedepartmentof
9291 7transportationorthestatehighwaysandtransportationcommissionandiftheyarenot
9392 8requiredbysection226.200tobetransferredtothestatehighwaydepartmentfund.
9493 9 2.Thecostsandexpenseswithdrawnfromthestatetreasury:
9594 10 (1)Forlocating,relocating,establishing,acquiring,reimbursingfor,constructing,
9695 11improvingandmaintainingstatehighwaysinthesystemsspecifiedinArticleIV,Section30
9796 12(b),oftheConstitution;
9897 13 (2)Forreimbursingnon-rate-regulatedutilityproviders,asdefinedin
9998 14subsection3ofsection71.340,foranycostsincurredinfacilityrelocationthatis
10099 15requiredduetoroadmaintenanceorconstruction;
101100 16 (3)Foracquiringmaterials,equipmentandbuildings;and
102101 17 [(3)](4)Forotherpurposesandcontingenciesrelatingandappertainingtothe
103102 18constructionandmaintenanceofsaidhighwaysshallbepaidfromthestateroadfundupon
104103 HCSHB661 3 19warrantsdrawnbythestateauditor,baseduponbillsofparticularsandvoucherspreapproved
105104 20andcertifiedforpaymentbythecommissionerofadministrationandbythestatehighways
106105 21andtransportationcommissionactingthroughsuchoftheiremployeesasmaybedesignated
107106 22bythem.
108107 23 3.Nopaymentsortransfersshalleverbemadefromthestateroadfundexceptforan
109108 24expendituremade:
110109 25 (1)Underthesupervisionanddirectionofthestatehighwaysandtransportation
111110 26commission;and
112111 27 (2)ForapurposesetoutinSubparagraph(1),(2),(3),(4),or(5)ofSection30(b),
113112 28ArticleIV,oftheConstitution.
114113 226.224.Notwithstandinganyrule,order,decision,permit,agreement,orother
115114 2authorizationtothecontrary,thedepartmentshallreimbursenon-rate-regulatedutility
116115 3providers,asdefinedinsubsection3ofsection71.340,foranycostsincurredinfacility
117116 4relocationthatisrequiredduetoroadmaintenance,construction,orotherright-of-way
118117 5workactivity.
119118 227.558.1.Iftheownerofautilityfacilityfailstoprovidetheresponsesor
120119 2correctionstoprojectplansrequiredbysections227.553to227.556,thecommissionmay
121120 3recoverfromtheownerdamagesintheamountofuptoonehundreddollarsperdayforeach
122121 4daytherequiredactisnotcompleted.
123122 5 2.Iftheownerfailstoprovidearelocationplanorfailstotimelyrelocateutility
124123 6facilitiesinaccordancewiththerelocationplanasrequiredbysection227.555,the
125124 7commissionmayrecoverfromtheownerdamagesintheamountofuptoonethousand
126125 8dollarsperdayforeachdaytherequiredactisnotcompleted.
127126 9 3.Thedamagesauthorizedbysubsections1and2ofthissectionmayberecovered
128127 10throughactionsbroughtbythechiefcounseltothecommission,ormaybereferredtothe
129128 11attorneygeneralforappropriateaction.Anactiontocollectthedamagesauthorizedbythis
130129 12sectionshallbebroughtinacourtofappropriatejurisdiction.Alldamagescollectedunder
131130 13thissectionshallbedepositedinthestateroadfund.
132131 14 4.Nodamagesorfinesofanykindshallbeassessedfordelaysthatresult,inwholeor
133132 15inpart,directlyorindirectly,fromanyofthefollowing:
134133 16 (1)Customerdelays;
135134 17 (2)Laborstrikesorshortages;
136135 18 (3)Terroristattacks,riots,civilunrest,orcriminalsabotage;
137136 19 (4)ActsofGod,orextremeweatherevents;
138137 20 (5)Delayscausedbystaffingshortagesinthegeographicareanearthecommission's
139138 21constructionprojectduetotheowner'sneedtoreassignanunusualnumberofworkerstoany
140139 22otherareatorespondtoanactofGodorextremeweatherevent;
141140 HCSHB661 4 23 (6)Thefailureofanotherownertosufficientlycompleteitsrequiredrelocationof
142141 24utilityfacilitiesthatinterferewithanowner'srelocationplan;
143142 25 (7)Thefailureofanotherownerordelaybyanotherownerinsubmittingrelocation
144143 26plansthatinterferewithanowner'srelocationplan;
145144 27 (8)Delaysbythecommissioninacquiringnecessaryright-of-wayornecessary
146145 28easements;
147146 29 (9)Delayscausedbyfacilitydamagesorcablecutscausedbythecommission's
148147 30contractor,otherowners,orthirdparties;
149148 31 (10)Unusualmaterialshortages;and
150149 32 (11)Anyothereventoractionbeyondthereasonablecontroloftheowner.
151150 33
152151 34Theoccurrenceofanyoftheunusualeventslistedinthissectionshallconstitutean
153152 35affirmativedefensetotheassessmentofdamagesundertheprovisionsofthissection.
154153 36 5.Exceptasprovidedinsection226.224,theremovalandrelocationofutility
155154 37facilitiesasaresultofconstructionprojectsrequiredbythecommissionshallbemadeat
156155 38theexpenseoftheownersunlessotherwiseprovidedbythecommission.Iftheownerfailsto
157156 39relocatetheutilityfacilitiesinaccordancewiththerelocationplanasrequiredbysection
158157 40227.555,theutilityfacilitiesmayberemovedandrelocatedbythestatehighwaysand
159158 41transportationcommission,orunderitsdirection,andthecostofrelocatingtheutility
160159 42facilitiesshallbe[collectedfromsuchowner] theresponsibilityofthecommission,as
161160 43requiredbysection226.224,ortheowner. Ifthestatehighwaysandtransportation
162161 44commissionoritsdesigneeremovesandrelocatestheutilityfacilities,theutilityownershall
163162 45notbeliabletoanypartyforanydamagescausedbythecommission'sorthecommission's
164163 46designee'sremovalandrelocationofsuchfacilities.
165164 227.559.Anyhomerulecityhavingapopulationofsixtythousandinhabitantsor
166165 2greateroranychartercountyofthefirstclassificationmayadoptordinances,policies,
167166 3resolutions,orregulationsconsistentwithsections67.1849,71.340,and227.551to227.559
168167 4regardingtherelocationofutilityfacilitieslocatedwithintheright-of-wayofstreets,
169168 5highways,orroadsundertheirrespectivejurisdiction,whicharenotstatehighways.Any
170169 6ordinance,policy,resolution,orregulationadoptedundertheauthorityofthissectionshall
171170 7notinfringeupon,negateorotherwiseabrogateanowner'srighttoconstruct,own,operate,
172171 8andmaintainutilityfacilitieswithintheright-of-waysofsuchpoliticalsubdivisionthatthe
173172 9ownerotherwiseenjoyedpriortotheadoptionofsuchordinance,policy,resolution,or
174173 10regulation.
175174 229.360.Unlessotherwiserequiredbylaw,includingsection67.1849,itshallbe
176175 2thedutyofanyperson,firmorcorporationowning,leasing,oroperatinganysuchconduits,
177176 3poles,polelines,wires,mains,pipes,conductors,sewers,drains,tramwaysorotherobjects,
178177 HCSHB661 5 4afterserviceofthenoticerequiredinsection229.350tofurnishsuchcompetentworkmenand
179178 5crewsasmaybenecessarytoeffectsuchremoval,changeoralteration,andtopayallactual
180179 6expenseswhichareincurredbyanyperson,firm,corporationorpoliticalsubdivisioninso
181180 7doing.Inmakingsuchnecessaryremoval,changeoralteration,nootherperson,firm,
182181 8corporationorpoliticalsubdivisionshallinterferewithormakeanysuchchange,removalor
183182 9alterationuntiltheowner,lesseeoroperatorsofsuchobjectshallhavebeennotifiedas
184183 10providedinsection229.350,andshallhavefailedorrefusedtodosowithinareasonable
185184 11time,andintheeventofsuchfailureorrefusalsuchworkshallbedoneonlybycompetent
186185 12andexperiencedworkmenatthecostandexpense,however,oftheowner,lesseeoroperators
187186 13ofsuchobject.
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