Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill No. 2398

BY: Representative Holland

     AMEND after line 776 by inserting the following language and renumbering the succeeding section:

     "SECTION 10.  (1)  Any person or entity who provides cell phone services in this state shall submit a plan of action to the Public Service Commission detailing how such person or entity shall make cell phone services available statewide.

     (2)  The Public Service Commission is authorized to accept, reject or amend any plan submitted as described in this section.  In addition, the Public Service Commission is authorized to make all rules and regulations regarding the content and implementation of such plans.

     (3)  The Public Service Commission may penalize any person or entity in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for any violation of this act."

     AMEND FURTHER the title on line 24 by inserting the following language after the semicolon:  "TO REQUIRE CELL PHONE PROVIDERS TO MAKE CELL PHONE SERVICE AVAILABLE STATEWIDE; TO REQUIRE CELL PHONE PROVIDERS TO SUBMIT A PLAN DETAILING HOW SUCH PROVIDERS SHALL MAKE CELL PHONE SERVICE STATEWIDE; TO AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO MAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING SUCH PLAN;"