Information Technology & Communications Committee Meeting March 10, 2019 Washington, D.C. The Hon. Stephanie Piko Mayor, City of Centennial, Colorado ITC Chair, NLC Angelina Panettieri Principal Associate, Technology and Communications, Federal Advocacy, NLC
Advocacy By the Numbers: Nov 2018-Present More than 60 meetings on the Hill year to date. More than 162 advocacy actions by city leaders. 40 NLC members and SML staff attended 1 fly-in and 2 issue briefings on Capitol Hill. Hosted 3 briefings for more than 50 city leaders and SML staff to prepare for Hill and Administration meetings. 74 letters from 20 states were sent welcoming the 116th Congress advocating for the end of the shutdown and focusing on infrastructure.
Current Political Landscape Federal Shutdown 116 th Congress Ensuring a Federal-Local Partnership
Budget and Appropriations Fiscal Year 2019 Source of 35-day shutdown Compromise bill passed and signed on February 14 th Learn more at: www.nlc.org/fy19budget Fiscal Year 2020 Must reflect local priorities September 30, 2019 deadline to pass The President s FY2020 Budget Proposal
Rebuild With Us Infrastructure is NLC s Top Priority in 2019 Guiding Principles Sustainable Investment Locally-Driven Projects Federal-Local Partnership Expand Revenue Tools Strong Communities Rebuild and Reimagine Focus Areas Transforming Transportation Preparing a Skilled Workforce Improving Broadband Access Ensuring Clean and Safe Water Supporting Community Resilience Investing in Infrastructure Learn more at www.nlc.org/infrastructure
NLC s Federal Agenda Infrastructure: urging Congress to Rebuild with Us, FAST Act Housing: Task Force examining federal & local levers Opioids: ensuring funding makes it to cities Small Cell Deployment: combatting federal preemption, H.R. 530
NLC s Federal Agenda Census: funding, citizenship question, the role of cities Tax Policy: municipal bonds, local priorities Community Resilience: climate change, disaster preparedness Federal Program Reauthorizations: flood insurance
FCC Small Cell Order What It Does & When Timeline: September 26, 2018 Order adopted January 14, 2019 Order effective date April 15, 2019 Aesthetic standards effective date Requirements: New shot clocks for small cells: 60 days for collocation, 90 days for new build Cost caps: application fees limited to $500 for first 5/$100 for each additional site; recurring fees limited to $270 per site/year, must be an approximation of objectively reasonable costs Aesthetic requirements: reasonable, similar to other types of infrastructure, objective and published in advance Violation constitutes effective prohibition of services
FCC Small Cell Order Litigation and Legislation Litigation NLC Petition for a Stay of Order Petition for Reconsideration Briefs filed FCC Petition for Stay of Case Legislation H.R. 530, the Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019
116 th Congress Issues Broadband infrastructure focus on rural, mapping data, possible reintroduction of STREAMLINE Act Data privacy Net neutrality Consumer protection robocalling and cable fees Election security/cybersecurity Digital inclusion
2019 Regulatory Highlights FCC Activity: New Commissioner Geoffrey Starks Cable FNPRM Robocalling Spectrum Issues American Broadband Initiative USDA ReConnect NTIA Mapping Initiative