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Relating to drainage or levee districts, by exempting an application fee that may be charged to certain persons applying for an easement to install fiber optic cable, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Cities & countiesTechnology & privacy
Same legislation: HF 2773
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2026
- Done: House committeeApril 15, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2773
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
AI summary Local drainage or levee districts can no longer charge administrative fees to local contractors or fiber optic companies when they apply for permission to install cables on district land. These districts are allowed to create and share a list of the specific local businesses that qualify for this fee waiver.1
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, a county board of supervisors or board of trustees) may approve an easement on, over, across, or beneath the land of the district.186(1)). This bill provides that the governing body cannot charge an administrative fee for considering, approving, or disapproving an application for an easement to install fiber optic cable by a person whose business is primarily locally operated as a contractor or fiber optic network company. The drainage district may prepare and publish a list of local contractors and fiber optic network companies that will not be charged the administrative fee. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named February 24, 2026. On March 3, 2026 it recommended passage.
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