Citations Affected: IC 36-8; noncode.
Synopsis: Communications and enhanced wireless services. Proposed conference committee
report for EHB 1378. Requires the department of transportation (INDOT) to form a task force
to identify barriers to enabling parties to develop a multitenant conduit system for fiber optic
communications along state highway rights-of-way. Allows the emergency telephone system fee
to be used for the lease, purchase, construction, or maintenance of certain technologies necessary
to provide emergency response services under the authority of the unit imposing the fee.
Specifies procedures to be used by commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers in
collecting and remitting the wireless emergency enhanced 911 fee from standard and prepaid
subscribers. (This conference committee report: (1) adds language requiring INDOT to form a
task force to identify barriers to the development of a multitenant conduit system for fiber optic
communications along state highway rights-of-way; and (2) removes various provisions
concerning the wireless emergency enhanced 911 fee.)
Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2002; January 1, 2003.
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate
upon Engrossed Senate Amendments to Engrossed House Bill No. 1378 respectfully reports
that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:
that the House recede from its dissent from all Senate amendments and that
the House now concur in all Senate amendments to the bill and that the bill
be further amended as follows:
Replace the effective date in SECTION 11 with "[EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1, 2003]".
subsection shall be to identify barriers that inhibit private industry
from funding and developing a multitenant conduit system.
(c) The task force formed under subsection (b) shall submit its
findings to the executive director of the legislative services agency
not later than November 1, 2002.
(d) This SECTION expires December 31, 2003.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to EHB 1378 as reprinted February 26, 2002.)
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Representative Crooks Senator Meeks R
Chairperson
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Representative Scholer Senator Lanane
House Conferees Senate Conferees