‘Resolve, To Investigate the Possibility of Expanding Cellular Telephone Service in Certain Rural Areas’
| HP0249 LD 305 |
First Special Session - 123rd Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-1001
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Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘Resolve, To Investigate the Possibility of Expanding Cellular Telephone Service in Certain Rural Areas’
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. St. Francis tower. Resolved: That the Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall investigate the possibility of negotiating with providers of cellular telephone services for lease of the state-owned tower in St. Francis for the expansion of cellular telephone services in northern Maine. The department shall report the results of its investigation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs by January 15, 2009. The committee is authorized to submit legislation, as necessary, to the First Regular Session of the 124th Legislature regarding the subject matter of the report.’
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This amendment directs the Department of Administrative and Financial Services to investigate the possibility of negotiating with providers of cellular telephone service for use of the state-owned tower located in St. Francis and report the results of its investigation to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs. The committee is authorized to submit legislation regarding the report.