SB3173sam001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

Filed: 3/12/2024

10300SB3173sam001 LRB103 37811 AWJ 70678 a

AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3173

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3173 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1189 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new)

Sec. 5-1189. Access to and use of county infrastructure for broadband. A county may lease, license, or otherwise grant access to and use of infrastructure, including fiber optic cables, that the county owns or controls to public or private entities to facilitate the delivery of broadband services on the condition that the lease, license, access, or use: (1) be granted on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive, and competitively neutral basis; and (2) comply with all other State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. This Section applies to leases, licenses, or other agreements entered into, amended, or renewed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.".