AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

1. Page 1, engrossed, line 36, after all

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certificated

2. Page 1, engrossed, line 39, after any

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existing

3. Page 1, engrossed, line 54, after franchise

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a comma

4. Page 2, engrossed, line 4, after 1997,

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or

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and

5. Page 2, engrossed, line 5, after 70,000

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a comma

6. Page 2, engrossed, line 36, after all

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certificated

7. Page 2, engrossed, line 39, after any

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existing

8. Page 2, engrossed, line 54, after franchise

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a comma

9. Page 3, engrossed, line 2, after 1997

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, or shall be waived for future extensions in cities with populations between 60,000 and 70,000

10. Page 3, engrossed, line 5, after 1997,

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and shall be waived for future extensions in cities with populations between 60,000 and 70,000,

11. Page 4, engrossed, line 45, after I.

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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.

12. Page 4, engrossed, line 51, after subsection.

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the remainder of line 51 and all of lines 52, 53 and 54