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H.B. 79

             1     

REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO

             2     
ANTENNAS

             3     
2003 GENERAL SESSION

             4     
STATE OF UTAH

             5     
Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson

             6      This act enacts provisions prohibiting municipalities and counties from enacting
             7      ordinances that fail to comply with federal regulation regarding amateur radio antennas.
             8      The act requires any municipal or county ordinance involving amateur radio antennas to
             9      accommodate amateur radio communications and to represent the minimal practicable
             10      regulation to accomplish the municipality or county purpose.
             11      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             12      ENACTS:
             13          10-9-108, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             14          17-27-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             15      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             16          Section 1. Section 10-9-108 is enacted to read:
             17          10-9-108. Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
             18          (1) A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance that does not comply with
             19      the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101
             20      FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or a regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 C.F.R.
             21      Part 97.
             22          (2) If a municipality adopts an ordinance involving the placement, screening, or height
             23      of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance
             24      shall:
             25          (a) reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and
             26          (b) represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's
             27      purpose.

             28
         Section 2. Section 17-27-107 is enacted to read:
             29          17-27-107. Regulation of amateur radio antennas.
             30          (1) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance that does not comply with the
             31      ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC
             32      2nd 952 (1985)" or a regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 C.F.R. Part
             33      97.
             34          (2) If a county adopts an ordinance involving the placement, screening, or height of an
             35      amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance shall:
             36          (a) reasonably accommodate amateur radio communications; and
             37          (b) represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the county's purpose.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-9-03 5:09 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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