House Sponsors: RONEN-SCOTT. Short description: TELECOM-MUNI MAINT FEE ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act. Imposes a personal property replacement tax fee on telecommunications retailers in the amount of 0.5% of all gross charges charged to a service address on telecommunications originating or received in this State. Allows the governing body of a municipality to impose an infrastructure maintenance fee on telecommunications retailers by ordinance or resolution. Provides that the amount of the fee shall not exceed 2.5% of all gross charges charged to a service address in the municipality for telecommunications originating or received in the municipality. Provides that no telecommunications retailer paying the infrastructure maintenance fees may be denied the right to use the public way because of the telecommunications retailer's failure to pay any other fee or to enter into any agreement for the right to use the public way. Preempts home rule. Amends the Revenue Sharing Act to require all amounts realized from the personal property tax replacement fee imposed by the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act to be deposited into the Personal Property Replacement Fund. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Commission to order any rate adjustments that are necessary, for telecommunications carriers that are regulated by the Commission, to ensure that the implementation of the Telecommunications Municipal Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Act has no significant impact on the net income of the telecommunications carriers. Provides that the municipal corporate authorities shall have 30 days (now 10) to specify where the carriers may place their lines. Requires the carriers to maintain records and accounts that are necessary for the Commission to make any findings and determinations necessary to make the appropriate rate adjustments. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status