Rep. Anna Moeller
Filed: 5/1/2024
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3173 

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3173 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 
55-1189 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1189 new)
7    Sec. 5-1189. Access to and use of county infrastructure 
8for broadband. A county may lease, license, or otherwise grant 
9access to and use of infrastructure, including fiber optic 
10cables, that the county owns or controls to public or private 
11entities to facilitate the delivery of broadband services on 
12the condition that the lease, license, access, or use: (1) be 
13granted on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive, and 
14competitively neutral basis; and (2) comply with all other 
15State and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including, but 
16not limited to, all applicable safety codes and requirements. 
 
 
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1However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to 
2authorize a county to lease, license, or otherwise grant 
3access to or use of infrastructure that the county does not own 
4or control to public or private entities to facilitate the 
5delivery of broadband services. This Section applies to 
6leases, licenses, or other agreements entered into, amended, 
7or renewed on or after the effective date of this amendatory 
8Act of the 103rd General Assembly.".