Sec. 3.

As used in this act:

(a) "Affiliated transmission company" means that term as defined in section 2 of the electric transmission line certification act, 1995 PA 30, MCL 460.562.

(b) "Antenna" means communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio frequency signals used in the provision of wireless services.

(c) "Applicable codes" means uniform building, fire, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531, or adopted by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration or by a state or national code organization, including, but not limited to, the "National Electrical Safety Code" published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

(d) "Applicant" means a wireless provider that submits an application described in this act.

(e) "Attaching entity" means a public or private party or entity, other than the municipally owned electric utility, that, pursuant to an agreement with the municipally owned electric utility, places a wire or cable attachment on a nonauthority pole or related infrastructure within the communication space. Attaching entity includes, but is not limited to, both of the following:

(i) A telecommunication provider as that term is defined in section 102 of the metropolitan extension telecommunications rights-of-way oversight act, 2002 PA 48, MCL 484.3102.

(ii) A video service provider as that term is defined in the uniform video services local franchise act, 2006 PA 480, MCL 484.3301.

(f) "Authority", unless the context implies otherwise, means this state, or a county, township, city, village, district, or subdivision thereof if authorized by law to make legislative, quasi-judicial, or administrative decisions concerning an application described in this act. Authority does not include any of the following:

(i) A municipally owned electric utility.

(ii) An investor-owned utility whose rates are regulated by the MPSC.

(iii) A state court having jurisdiction over an authority.

(g) "Authority pole" means a utility pole owned or operated by an authority and located in the ROW.

History: 2018, Act 365, Eff. Mar. 12, 2019