Georgia § 50-40-42 - Decertification by department.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 50-40-42 — Decertification by department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-40-42. Decertification by department.
A political subdivision that the department has certified as a broadband ready community under Code Section 50-40-41 may be decertified by the department if it: Imposes an unreasonable or noncost based fee to review an application or issue a permit for a broadband network project. Any application fee that exceeds $100.00 shall be considered unreasonable unless such political subdivision can provide documentation justifying such fee based on a specific cost; Imposes a moratorium of any kind on the approval of applications or issuance of permits for broadband network projects or on construction related to broadband network projects; Discriminates among broadband services providers with respect to any action described in this article or otherwise related to a broadband network project, including granting access to public rights of way, infrastructure and poles, river and bridge crossings, or any other physical assets owned or controlled by such political subdivision; or As a condition for approving an application or issuing a permit for a broadband network project, requires the applicant to: Provide any service or make available any part of the broadband network project to such political subdivision; or Except for reasonable and cost based fees allowed, make any payment to or on behalf of such political subdivision. (Code 1981, § 50-40-42 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 629, § 6-1/SB 402.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2018, "Code Section 50-40-41" was substituted for "Code Section 50-39-41" in the introductory paragraph.
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Section 50-40-42 ("Decertification by department.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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