Georgia Legislative Watch

Whats good for the goose is good for the gander:

Senate Regulated Industries Committee Chairman David Shafer (R-Duluth) submitted a bill that would eliminate the need for telecommunications companies to separately negotiate franchise agreements with each city in which they want to do business.

Last year the Senate R&I committee heard legislation (which became law) to allow AT&T to negioiate a single state-wide franchise for TV Service. This now allows phone companies to do the same and compete with AT&T.

This year’s bill is SB 408

HB70 - Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Act; change definition
Sponsored by: Benton,Tommy 31st

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 12-5-573 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to definitions relative to the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Act, so as to change a certain definition; ro repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

SB19 - Transportation, Department of; pay costs of removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilites necessitated by construction of public roads
Sponsored by: Whitehead, Sr.,Jim 24th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 32-6-170 of the O.C.G.A., relating to the authority of the Department of Transportation to pay costs of removal, relocation, or adjustment of certain utility facilities necessitated by construction of public roads, so as to allow the payment of the costs of certain facilities where the cost is in the public interest and the work is performed by the department’s contractor; to amend Code Section 32-6-171 of the O.C.G.A, relating to the authority of the department to order the removal, relocation, or adjustment of utility facilities occupying any part of the public road system, so as to provide that a utility that fails to remove, relocate, or adjust a facility in a timely manner shall be responsible for failure to comply; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Status: Read and referred to Senate Committee on Transportation (01/09/07)