FLOOR AMENDMENTS (ROBINSON) AGREED TO BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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Any locality with a franchise agreement, ordinance implementing a franchise agreement or other form of consent allowing the use of the public rights-of-way, existing prior to July 1, 1998, or any city or town with an ordinance or code section imposing a franchise fee or charge in effect as of February 1, 1997, may elect to continue enforcing such existing franchise, ordinance or code section or other form of consent in lieu of receiving the Public Rights-of-Way Use Fee; provided, however, that such city or town does not (i) discriminate among telecommunications service providers and (ii) adopt any additional rights-of-way management practices that do not comply with §§ 56-458 C and 56-462 C. The Public Rights-of-Way Use Fee shall not be imposed in any such locality.

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FLOOR AMENDMENT (WAGNER) AGREED TO BY HOUSE OF DELEGATES

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J. All receipts from Public Rights-of-Way Use Fees which any locality may impose shall be used by such locality exclusively for public school construction, renovation, repair, debt service, and any activity which will result in the reduction of class sizes.