GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
H 1
HOUSE BILL 372
Short Title: Winston-Salem Franchises. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Parmon and Womble (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Public Utilities. |
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March 17, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT CONCERNING UTILITY FRANCHISES IN THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-319 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A-319. Utility franchises.
(a) A city shall have
authority to grant upon reasonable terms franchises for a telephone system and
any of the enterprises listed in G.S. 160A-311, except a cable
television system. systems and those enterprises listed in
G.S. 160A-311(2) and (3). A franchise granted by a city authorizes the
operation of the franchised activity within the city. No franchise shall be
granted for a period of more than 60 years, except that a franchise for solid
waste collection or disposal systems and facilities shall not be granted for a period
of more than 30 years. Except as otherwise provided by law, when a city
operates an enterprise, or upon granting a franchise, a city may by ordinance
make it unlawful to operate an enterprise without a franchise.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "cable television system" means any system or facility that, by means of a master antenna and wires or cables, or by wires or cables alone, receives, amplifies, modifies, transmits, or distributes any television, radio, or electronic signal, audio or video or both, to subscribing members of the public for compensation. "Cable television system" does not include providing master antenna services only to property owned or leased by the same person, firm, or corporation, nor communication services rendered to a cable television system by a public utility that is regulated by the North Carolina Utilities Commission or the Federal Communications Commission in providing those services."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.