Senate Joint Resolution No. 8

Senate Joint Resolution No. 8-Committee on Natural Resources

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION--Urging the members of the Nevada Congressional Delegation to introduce and support legislation to assist providers of telecommunications services in obtaining rights of way over public land managed by the Federal Government.

Whereas, A sophisticated, reliable and responsive system of telecommunication is vital to economic growth in Nevada; and
Whereas, Providers of telecommunications services are often relied upon in Nevada to provide systems of telecommunication, especially in sparsely populated rural counties; and
Whereas, Providers of telecommunications services generally do not have the equipment or facilities to provide modern systems of telecommunication required by their customers and are limited in their geographic area of service; and
Whereas, To improve existing systems, providers of telecommunications services have entered into agreements with other companies to install and operate improved systems of telecommunication in their areas of service, thereby requiring the acquisition of rights of way over public land managed by the Federal Government; and
Whereas, Applications to obtain rights of way that have been submitted to the Bureau of Land Management are often not processed in a uniform manner among the various districts that are managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the period in which those applications are granted or otherwise acted upon often varies greatly from district to district; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of Nevada, Jointly, That the Legislature of the State of Nevada urges each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation to introduce and support legislation to assist providers of telecommunications services in obtaining rights of way over public land managed by the Federal Government; and be it further
Resolved, That such legislation include, without limitation, provisions that:
1. Specify the period in which an application for a right of way over public land must be granted or otherwise acted upon by the Federal Government;
2. Ensure that an application for a right of way over public land is processed by the Federal Government as expeditiously as possible within the period specified for the processing of that application; and
3. Require that applications for rights of way submitted to the Bureau of Land Management be processed in a uniform manner among the various districts that are managed by the Bureau of Land Management; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy of this resolution to each member of the Nevada Congressional Delegation; and be it further
Resolved, That this resolution becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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