Code of Alabama - Title 37: Public Utilities and Public Transportation - Chapter 16 - Broadband Using Electric Easements Accessibility Act

• Section 37-16-1 Short title
  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Broadband Using Electric Easements Accessibility Act.
• Section 37-16-2 Legislative findings
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) More advanced communication capabilities, broadband facilities, and services are needed in many rural and underserved areas...
• Section 37-16-3 Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES. The communications capabilities defined from time to time...
• Section 37-16-4 Powers of electric providers; access to broadband system; rate methodology and terms of access; limitations; annual report
  (a) To the extent not otherwise authorized by law, and in addition to all other purposes, powers, and authority currently granted to electric providers under...
• Section 37-16-5 Effect of chapter on service territories for electric suppliers
  In no event does this chapter authorize any electric provider to provide retail electric service outside of its electric service territory as determined under the...
• Section 37-16-6 Costs charged for construction, installation, maintenance, etc., of broadband system
  An electric provider may charge a broadband affiliate or an unaffiliated person, including a broadband operator or broadband service provider, for the costs of the...
• Section 37-16-7 Civil action by owner of interest in real property subject to easement; damages; condemnation; receipt of rights by grant or agreement; motice of installation; liability
  (a) If the owner of an interest in real property subject to an electric easement contends that the owner's property has been taken, injured, or...
• Section 37-16-8 Construction of chapter
  (a) Nothing in this chapter shall interfere with the commission's authority to regulate public utilities under this title. Nothing in this chapter shall provide a...
• Section 37-16-9 Allocation and accounting of marginal costs related to nonutility support services; investments in, loans to, leases with broadband affiliates
  (a) An electric provider providing broadband services shall fully allocate and properly account for all marginal costs, including the internal imputation of such costs when...
• Section 37-16-10 Limitation of source of funds
  In no event shall funds be appropriated from the Education Trust Fund under this chapter.

Last modified: May 3, 2021