Bill Text: IL SB3173 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, but adds that nothing in the provisions shall be construed to authorize a county to lease, license, or otherwise grant access to or use of infrastructure that the county does not own or control to public or private entities to facilitate the delivery of broadband services.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0947 [SB3173 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3173-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-1189 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new)
Sec. 5-1189. Access to and use of county infrastructure
for broadband. A county may lease, license, or otherwise grant
access to and use of infrastructure, including fiber optic
cables, that the county owns or controls to public or private
entities to facilitate the delivery of broadband services on
the condition that the lease, license, access, or use: (1) be
granted on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive, and
competitively neutral basis; and (2) comply with all other
State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but
not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements.
However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to
authorize a county to lease, license, or otherwise grant
access to or use of infrastructure that the county does not own
or control to public or private entities to facilitate the
delivery of broadband services. This Section applies to
leases, licenses, or other agreements entered into, amended,
or renewed on or after the effective date of this amendatory

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