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<br /> SECTION 3. G.S. 146-29.2 reads as rewritten:
<br /> "§ 146-29.2. Lease .or interest in real property for
<br /> communication purposes.
<br /> (a) The following definitions aply in this section:
<br /> Antenna. — Communications equipment that transmits, receives, or transmits
<br /> and receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of all types
<br /> of wireless communications services.
<br /> Buildings. — Structures owned or leased by the State on which equipment
<br /> may be placed or attached.
<br /> Collocation. — The placement or installation of wireless facilities on existing
<br /> structures, including electrical transmission towers, water towers, buildings,
<br /> and other structures capable of structurally suporting the attachment of
<br /> wireless facilities in compliance with aplicable building and line safety
<br /> codes.
<br /> Equipment. — Antennas, transmitters, receivers, cables, wires, transformers,
<br /> power suplies, electric and communication lines necessary for the provision
<br /> of television broadcast signals, radio wave signals, wireless data or wireless
<br /> telecommunication services to a discrete geographic area, and all other
<br /> apparatuses and apurtenances, including shelters, cabinets, buildings,
<br /> platforms, and ice bridges used to house or otherwise protect equipment.
<br /> Ground area. — The area of real property surrounding the base of towers on
<br /> which the equipment and apurtenances necessary for the operation and
<br /> stability of the towers, including"y wires and security fencing, are
<br /> constructed or installed.
<br /> Provider. — Any person that is engaged in the transmission, reception, or
<br /> dissemination of television broadcast signals, radio wave signals, or
<br /> electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of wireless
<br /> communications service, or the provisioning of wireless infrastructure.
<br /> Tower. — New or existing structures, such as a monopole, lattice tower,
<br /> guyed tower, fire observation tower or water tower that are designed to
<br /> suport or are capable of suporting equipment used in the transmission or
<br /> receipt of television broadcast signals, radio wave signals, or
<br /> electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of wireless
<br /> communication service.
<br /> The State may lease real property, or may grant an easement or license with an
<br /> interest in real property for the following communication purposes:^ny ifit°rest M real pfepet4y,
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<br /> nstfuetio and plaee eft of ^^ti^rEConstructing, installing, and
<br /> operating towers and equipment on State land.'a plaeemefit of
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<br /> Installing and operating equipment on towers, buildings, or ground area
<br /> owned or leased by the State.
<br /> (c) If otherwise feasible and determined by the Department of Administration to be in
<br /> the best interest of the State:
<br /> New towers constructed on State land shall be designed for collocation. This
<br /> requirement shall not aply to towers constructed on State land by the State
<br /> or any of its agencies or by a "public entity" as that term is defined in
<br /> G.S. 146-29.1(b).
<br /> The State shall encourage the collocation of equipment on existing towers
<br /> and buildings owned by the State.
<br /> The State shall sublease for collocation purposes space on any tower or
<br /> ground area leased by the State, if allowed under the terms of the lease.
<br /> The State shall, to the extent practicable, adopt standard terms and
<br /> conditions for aplications to lease, easements, or other conveyances of an
<br /> interest in real property for communication purposes.
<br /> Pursuant to G.S. 143-341(4)f., the Governor, acting with the aproval of the Council
<br /> of State, may adopt rules authorizing the Department of Administration to enter into or aprove
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