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-c1047Xjp:e313566: at thomas.loc.gov Page 1 of 2 THIS SEARCH THIS DOCUMENT GO TO 411 Next Hit Forward New Search Prey Hit Back HomePage Hit List Best Sections Help Doc Contents S.652 Telecommunications Act of 1996(Enrolled Bill (Sent to President)) SEC. 704. FACILITIES SITING; RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION STANDARDS. (a) NATIONAL WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITING POLICY- Section 332(c) (47 U.S.C. 332(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: '(7) PRESERVATION OF LOCAL ZONING AUTHORITY- '(A) GENERAL AUTHORITY-Except as provided in this paragraph, nothing in this Act shall limit or affect the authority of a State or local government or instrumentality thereof over decisions regarding the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless • service facilities. '(B) LIMITATIONS- '(i) The regulation of the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities by any State or local government or instrumentality thereof-- '(I) shall not unreasonably discriminate among providers of functionally equivalent services; and '(II) shall not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless services. '(ii) A State or local government or instrumentality thereof shall act on any request for authorization to place, construct, or modify personal wireless service facilities within a reasonable period of time after the request is duly filed with such government or instrumentality, taking into account the nature and scope of such request. '(iii) Any decision by a State or local government or instrumentality thereof to deny a • request to place, construct, or modify personal wireless service facilities shall be in writing and supported by substantial evidence contained in a written record. http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/1?c 104:./temp/- c 1047Xjp:e313566: 12/11/96