Section 484.3104 - Enactment of local laws; limitation; existing rights.
METROPOLITAN EXTENSION TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHTS-OF-WAY OVERSIGHT ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 48 of 2002
484.3104 Enactment of local laws; limitation; existing rights.
Sec. 4.
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this act, after the effective date of this act, a municipality in a metropolitan area shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance, local law, or other legal requirement applicable to telecommunication providers that is inconsistent with this act or that assesses fees or requires other consideration for access to or use of the public rights-of-way that are in addition to the fees required under this act.
(2) This act shall not affect any existing rights that a provider or municipality may have under a permit issued by a municipality or contract between the municipality and the provider related to the use of the public rights-of-way.
(3) Obtaining a permit or paying the fees required under this act does not give a provider a right to use conduit or utility poles.
History: 2002, Act 48, Eff. Nov. 1, 2002