CLIMB ONCE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2784
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-16
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Public utilities and utility rates

State and local government operations

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements or the CLIMB ONCE Act<br /><br /></strong>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to recommend best practices for states implementing a one-touch-make-ready policy (i.e., a policy to reduce the time and cost of broadband equipment deployment on utility poles by allowing a single construction crew to make changes to multiple utility wires). </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 16, 2019 Ms. Eshoo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To clarify section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934 as not limiting the ability of a State to adopt a one touch make ready policy for pole attachments, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements or the CLIMB ONCE Act . 2. State adoption of one touch make ready policy for pole attachments (a) Construction Nothing in section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 224 ) or the implementing rules of the Federal Communications Commission shall be construed to limit the ability of a State to adopt a one touch make ready policy with respect to pole attachments. (b) Development of model policy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish recommendations on best practices, including a model policy, relating to the implementation of a one touch make ready policy by a State. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (2) One touch make ready policy The term one touch make ready policy means, with respect to the addition or modification of a pole attachment, regulations relating to the activity undertaken in order to prepare the pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way for the addition of a new attachment including the ability of an attacher to perform all make ready work in a single trip to the pole and a requirement of the designation by a pole owner or utility of a list of at least two approved contractors for each pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way to perform all such activity. (3) Pole attachment; State; utility The terms pole attachment , State , and utility have the meanings given those terms in section 224(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 224(a) ).