12-2015. Telecommunications providers; franchise agreements; restrictions.
12-2015
12-2015. Telecommunications providers; franchise
agreements; restrictions.
Prior to July 1, 2002, all municipalities in the state of
Kansas shall refrain from enacting or enforcing any franchise or right-of-way
ordinances or agreements pursuant to chapters 12 and 17 of the Kansas Statutes
Annotated, home rule powers, or any other authority, that substantially modify
the relationship between telecommunications providers and municipalities as
those relationships existed on January 1, 2001, except that municipalities may
reach franchise or right-of-way ordinances or agreements with new
telecommunications providers on terms and conditions consistent with the
original provisions of ordinances or agreements between municipalities and
other telecommunications providers in existence prior to December 31, 2000.
Subsequent to the effective date of this act, representatives of municipalities
and telecommunications providers shall confer and shall provide to the joint
committee on economic development at least three progress reports of their
discussions prior to December 31, 2001.
History: L. 2001, ch. 135, § 3; July 1.