Sec. 6.

(1) For applications and permits issued after the effective date of this act, the commission shall prescribe the form and application process to be used in applying to a municipality for a permit under section 15 and the provisions of a permit issued under section 15. The initial application forms and, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, permit provisions shall be those approved by the commission as of August 16, 2001.

(2) If the parties cannot agree on the requirement of additional information requested by the municipality or the use of additional or different permit terms, either the municipality or the provider shall notify the commission, which shall appoint a mediator within 7 days from the date of the notice to make recommendations within 30 days from the date of the appointment for a resolution of the dispute. The commission may order that the permit be temporarily granted pending resolution of the dispute. If any of the parties are unwilling to comply with the mediator's recommendations, any party to the dispute may within 30 days of receipt of the recommendation request the commission for a review and determination of a resolution of the dispute. Except as provided in subsection (3), the determination by the commission under this subsection shall be issued within 60 days from the date of the request to the commission. The interested parties to the dispute may agree to an extension for up to 30 days of the 60-day requirement under this subsection.

(3) A request for emergency relief under section 18(1) shall have the same time requirements and procedures as under section 203 of the Michigan telecommunications act, 1991 PA 179, MCL 484.2203.

(4) Except as otherwise provided by this act, a provider shall file an application for a permit and pay a 1-time $500.00 application fee to each municipality whose boundaries include public rights-of-way for which access or use is sought by the provider.

(5) An application for a permit under this section shall include route maps showing the location of the provider's existing and proposed facilities in the format as required by the authority under subsection (8). Except as otherwise provided by a mandatory protective order issued by the commission, information included in the route maps of a provider's existing and proposed facilities that is a trade secret, proprietary, or confidential information is exempt from the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.

(6) A municipality shall notify the commission when it grants or denies a permit, including information regarding the date on which the application was filed and the date on which the permit was granted or denied. The commission shall maintain on its website a listing showing the length of time required by each municipality to grant an application during the immediately preceding 3 years.

(7) Within 90 days after the substantial completion of construction of new facilities in a municipality, a provider shall submit route maps showing the location of the telecommunication facilities to both the commission and the affected municipalities.

(8) The commission shall, after input from providers and municipalities, require that the route maps required under this section be in a paper or electronic format as the commission may prescribe.

History: 2002, Act 48, Eff. Nov. 1, 2002