Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 21 - Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Antenna: means communications equipment that transmits or receives an electromagnetic radio frequency signal used in the provision of a wireless service. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Applicant: means a wireless provider who submits an application. See Utah Code 54-21-101
• Application: means a request submitted by a wireless provider to an authority for a permit to:

  (a)	collocate a small wireless facility in a right-of-way; or

  (b)

  install, modify, or replace a utility pole or a wireless support structure. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court. Authority: means : (i)  the state; (ii)  a state agency; (iii)  a county; (iv)  a municipality; (v)  a town; (vi)  a metrotownship; (vii)  a subdivision of an entity described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (vi); or (viii)  a special district or entity established to provide a single public service within a specific geographic area, including: (A)  a public utility district; or (B)  an irrigation district. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Authority pole: means a utility pole owned, managed, or operated by, or on behalf of, an authority. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Category one authority: means a single authority with a population of 65,000 or greater. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Category two authority: means a single authority with a population of less than 65,000. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Collocate: means to install, mount, maintain, modify, operate, or replace a small wireless facility: (a)  on a wireless support structure or utility pole; or (b)  for ground-mounted equipment, adjacent to a wireless support structure or utility pole. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Commission: means the Public Service Commission. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Communications service: means : (a)  a cable service, as defined in 47 U. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Communications service provider: means : (a)  a cable operator, as defined in 47 U. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Corporation: includes an association and a joint stock company having any powers or privileges not possessed by individuals or partnerships. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Decorative pole: means an authority pole: (a)  that is specially designed and placed for an aesthetic purpose; and (b)  (i)  on which a nondiscriminatory rule or code prohibits an appurtenance or attachment, other than: (A)  a small wireless facility; (B)  a specialty designed informational or directional sign; or (C)  a temporary holiday or special event attachment; or (ii)  on which no appurtenance or attachment has been placed, other than: (A)  a small wireless facility; (B)  a specialty designed informational or directional sign; or (C)  a temporary holiday or special event attachment. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Design district: means an area: (a)  that is zoned or otherwise designated by municipal ordinance or code; and (b)  for which the authority maintains and enforces unique design and aesthetic standards on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Electrical corporation: includes every corporation, cooperative association, and person, their lessees, trustees, and receivers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any electric plant, or in any way furnishing electric power for public service or to its consumers or members for domestic, commercial, or industrial use, within this state. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102 Fee: means a one-time, nonrecurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Gross revenue: means the same as gross receipts from telecommunications service is defined in Section 10-1-402. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Highway: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Historic district: means a group of buildings, properties, or sites that are: (a)  in accordance with 47 C. See Utah Code 54-21-101 in writing: includes a communication or representation that is handwritten, typewritten, printed, photostated, photographed, or electronic. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC Medicaid program: means the state program for medical assistance for persons who are eligible under the state plan adopted pursuant to Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 member: means an individual whom the department has determined to be eligible for assistance under the Medicaid program. See Utah Code 26B-3-101 Micro wireless facility: means a type of small wireless facility: (a)  that, not including any antenna, is no larger in dimension than 24 inches in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height; (b)  on which any exterior antenna is no longer than 11 inches; and (c)  that only provides Wi-Fi service. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Nondiscriminatory: means treating similarly situated entities the same absent a reasonable, and competitively neutral basis, for different treatment. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Permit: means a written authorization an authority requires for a wireless provider to perform an action or initiate, continue, or complete a project. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Public utility: includes every railroad corporation, gas corporation, electrical corporation, distribution electrical cooperative, wholesale electrical cooperative, telephone corporation, telegraph corporation, water corporation, sewerage corporation, heat corporation, and independent energy producer not described in Section 54-2-201 where the service is performed for, or the commodity delivered to, the public generally, or in the case of a gas corporation or electrical corporation where the gas or electricity is sold or furnished to any member or consumers within the state for domestic, commercial, or industrial use. See Utah Code 54-2-1 Rate: means a recurring charge. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Right-of-way: means the area on, below, or above a public: (i)  roadway; (ii)  highway; (iii)  street; (iv)  sidewalk; (v)  alley; or (vi)  property similar to property listed in Subsections (24)(a)(i) through (v). See Utah Code 54-21-101 Small wireless facility: means a type of wireless facility: (a)  on which each wireless provider's antenna could fit within an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume; and (b)  for which all wireless equipment associated with the wireless facility, whether ground-mounted or pole-mounted, is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume, not including any: (i)  electric meter; (ii)  concealment element; (iii)  telecommunications demarcation box; (iv)  grounding equipment; (v)  power transfer switch; (vi)  cut-off switch; (vii)  vertical cable run for the connection of power or other service; (viii)  wireless provider antenna; or (ix)  coaxial or fiber-optic cable that is immediately adjacent to or directly associated with a particular collocation, unless the cable is a wireline backhaul facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Technically feasible: means that by virtue of engineering or spectrum usage, the proposed placement for a small wireless facility, or the small wireless facility's design or site location, can be implemented without a significant reduction or impairment to the functionality of the small wireless facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Utility pole: means a pole or similar structure that: (i)  is in a right-of-way; and (ii)  is or may be used, in whole or in part, for: (A)  wireline communications; (B)  electric distribution; (C)  lighting; (D)  traffic control; (E)  signage; (F)  a similar function to a function described in Subsections (28)(a)(ii)(A) through (E); or (G)  the collocation of a small wireless facility. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireless facility: means equipment at a fixed location that enables wireless communication between user equipment and a communications network, including: (i)  equipment associated with wireless communications; and (ii)  regardless of the technological configuration, a radio transceiver, an antenna, a coaxial or fiber-optic cable, a regular or backup power supply, or comparable equipment. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireless infrastructure provider: includes a person authorized to provide a telecommunications service in the state. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireless provider: means a wireless infrastructure provider or a wireless service provider. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireless service: includes the use of Wi-Fi. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireless service provider: means a person who provides a wireless service. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireless support structure: means an existing or proposed structure that is: (i)  in a right-of-way; and (ii)  designed to support or capable of supporting a wireless facility, including a: (A)  monopole; (B)  tower, either guyed or self-supporting; (C)  billboard; or (D)  building. See Utah Code 54-21-101 Wireline backhaul facility: means a facility used to transport communications by wire from a wireless facility to a communications network. See Utah Code 54-21-101