AN ACT CONCERNING ESTABLISHING A STATE-WIDE PLAN AND PROCESS FOR SITING SMALL CELL ANTENNA AND DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS.

OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS

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SB-536

AN ACT CONCERNING ESTABLISHING A STATE-WIDE PLAN AND PROCESS FOR SITING SMALL CELL ANTENNA AND DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS.

AMENDMENT

LCO No.: 7571

File Copy No.: 471

Senate Calendar No.: 245

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact:

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 18 $	FY 19 $
Siting Council, CT	CC & PUCF - Potential Cost	Up to 100,000	None

Note: CC&PUCF=Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The amendment requires the Connecticut Siting Council to incorporate certain processes into a state-wide plan for siting small cell antenna and distributed antenna systems by January 1, 2018.

As the Siting Council currently does not have expertise required for amending this plan, outside consultants may have to be hired at an estimated one-time cost of up to $100,000 in FY 18.

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst's professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.