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(K-lst District), chairman ot the Transportation Committee, would give cellular com-; munications companies the right to locate and erect towers on state-owned properties — principally highway rightsof-way — without the approval of local jurisdictions.
On Wednesday morning, the bill will be debated by House Transportation Subcommittee 2, chaired by Delegate Jay Katzen (R-31st).
Katzen opposes the bill and is bracing for a contentious discussion.
“If we have a quorum, we will vote, and the recommendation (of the majority) forwarded to the full committee. And if it passes in subcommittee, I’ll vote against it again in full committee,” said Katzen. “I want the counties to have control over what impacts them.”
Hard-fought in Senate
SB 758, an amendment to the Code 6f Virginia, is officially described as the “sharing of resources in support of the Intelligent Transportation System Program.”
While amendments were made to the bill in the Senate to make it more palatable, the main thrust is still clearly to exempt tower structures on state-owned lands from “local zoning or comprehensive plan authority.”
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