Bill Text: NJ S1716 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits personal wireless service facilities support structures from being located within 1,800 feet of school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-05 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee [S1716 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2018-S1716-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator RICHARD J. CODEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits personal wireless service facilities support structures from being located within 1,800 feet of school.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain personal wireless service facilities support structures and supplementing Title 40 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Municipal Land Use Law," P.L.1975, c.291 (C.40:55D-1 et seq.) or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, and consistent with federal law, a personal wireless service facilities support structure shall not be erected on a proposed site if the personal wireless service facilities support structure is to be located within 1,800 feet of a school.
b. For the purposes of this section:
"Personal wireless service" and "personal wireless service facilities" shall have the same meaning as provided in the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 47 U.S.C. s.322(c)(7)(C).
"Personal wireless service facilities support structure" means a structure that is designed to support, or is capable of supporting, personal wireless service facilities, and shall include a monopole, self-supporting lattice tower, or guyed tower, but not a water tower, utility pole, or building.
"School" means a private or public school as defined in R.S.18A:1-1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to personal wireless service facilities support structure site plans proposed on or after the effective date of this act.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits a personal wireless service facilities support structure from being erected on a proposed site if the personal wireless service facilities support structure is to be located within 1,800 feet of a school. This bill defines "personal wireless service facilities support structure" to mean a structure that is designed to support, or is capable of supporting, personal wireless service facilities, and includes a monopole, self-supporting lattice tower, or guyed tower, but not a water tower, utility pole, or building.
