SB-0493, As Passed Senate, October 22, 2014

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 493

     A bill to amend 2006 PA 110, entitled

"Michigan zoning enabling act,"

(MCL 125.3101 to 125.3702) by adding section 205a.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 205a. (1) 47 CFR 97.15 provides that owners of certain

amateur radio service station antenna structures more than 60.96

meters (200 feet) above ground level at the site or located near or

at a public use airport must notify the federal aviation

administration and register with the federal communications

commission as required by 47 CFR part 17.

     (2) An amateur radio service station antenna structure may be

erected at heights and dimensions sufficient to accommodate amateur

radio service communications. Regulation of an amateur radio

service station antenna structure by a local unit of government

must not preclude amateur radio service communications. Rather, it

must reasonably accommodate those communications and must

constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the

local unit of government's legitimate purpose.

     (3) To obtain information about the regulation of amateur

radio service station antenna structures, a person may contact any

advisory board that is jointly established by the Michigan section

of the American radio relay league and 1 or more state

organizations representing local units of government.