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CONGRESS1

ESSION

S. 1266

To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transpor-tation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certainhighway construction projects, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

UNE

15, 2009Ms. K

LOBUCHAR

(for herself, Mr. W

ARNER

, and Mrs. L

INCOLN

) introducedthe following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committeeon Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Sec-retary of Transportation to require that broadband con-duit be installed as part of certain highway constructionprojects, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-

tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Broadband Conduit

Deployment Act of 2009’’.

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SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF BROADBAND CONDUIT INSTALLA-

TION IN CERTAIN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

PROJECTS.

Chapter 3 of title 23, United States Code, is amended

by adding at the end the following:

‘‘§330. Inclusion of broadband conduit installation in

certain highway construction projects

‘‘(a) I

ENERAL

.—The Secretary shall require

States to install broadband conduit in accordance with this

section as part of any covered highway construction

project.

‘‘(b) I

NSTALLATION

EQUIREMENTS

.—In carrying

out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure with respect

to a covered highway construction project that—

‘‘(1) an appropriate number of broadband con-

duits, as determined by the Secretary, are installed

along such highway to accommodate multiple

broadband providers, with consideration given to the

availability of existing conduits;

‘‘(2) the size of each such conduit is consistent

with industry best practices and is sufficient to ac-

commodate potential demand, as determined by the

Secretary; and

‘‘(3) hand holes and manholes for fiber access

and pulling with respect to each such conduit are

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placed at intervals consistent with industry best

practices, as determined by the Secretary.

‘‘(c) S

TANDARDS

.—The Secretary shall establish

standards to carry out subsection (b) that consider popu-

lation density in the area of a covered highway construc-

tion project, the type of highway involved in such project,

and existing broadband access in the area of such project.

‘‘(d) P

ULL

APE

.—The Secretary shall ensure that

each broadband conduit installed pursuant to this section

includes a pull tape and is capable of supporting fiber

optic cable placement techniques consistent with industry

best practices, as determined by the Secretary.

‘‘(e) D

EPTH OF

NSTALLATION

.—The Secretary shall

ensure that each broadband conduit installed pursuant to

this section is placed at a depth consistent with industry

best practices, as determined by the Secretary, and that,

in determining the depth of placement, consideration is

given to the location of existing utilities and the cable sep-

aration requirements of State and local electrical codes.

‘‘(f) D

EFINITIONS

.—In this section, the following

definitions apply:

‘‘(1) B

ROADBAND

.—The term ‘broadband’

means an Internet Protocol-based transmission serv-

ice that enables users to send and receive voice,

video, data, graphics, or a combination thereof.

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S. 1266 Klobuchar Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009

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