New Hampshire Revised Statutes 374:34-b – Utility Pole Stakeholder’s Group
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There is established in the department of energy a stakeholder’s group to address utility poles and attachments in the state. The stakeholder’s group shall be under the direction of the director of the division of enforcement.
I. The stakeholder’s group shall consist of:
(a) The chairperson of the public utilities commission, or designee.
(b) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.
(c) The following members appointed by the governor:
(1) One member nominated by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(2) Two members representing different companies owning poles in New Hampshire who are members of the New Hampshire Telephone Association (NHTA).
(3) One member from a New Hampshire electric cooperative.
(4) Two members from investor-owned New Hampshire electric utilities.
(5) One member each from a competitive telephone utility and a provider of cellular telephone service, which are currently attached to poles in New Hampshire.
(6) One member representing the New England Cable and Telecommunications Association, Inc. (NECTA).
II. Responsibilities of the stakeholder’s group include:
(a) Increasing utilization, improving functionality of attachment management systems (e.g., NJUNS), and identifying solutions to resolve communication issues among all parties.
(b) Increasing participation in NJUNS, or another centralized system of information sharing.
(c) Exploring enhancements to attachment management systems (e.g. NJUNS) which result in greater efficiency and less delay.
(d) Continuing the focus on attachment identification and pole location information.
(e) Addressing specifically, PUC rules 1303,06, 1303.07 and 1303.12 regarding pole transfers.
III. The frequency of the meetings of the stakeholder’s group shall be at the discretion of the director of the division of enforcement.
IV. On or before November 1 of each year, the department of energy shall report on the stakeholder’s group to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over energy and utilities.
I. The stakeholder’s group shall consist of:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 374:34-b
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- commission: as used in this title , means the public utilities commission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(a) The chairperson of the public utilities commission, or designee.
(b) The commissioner of the department of transportation, or designee.
(c) The following members appointed by the governor:
(1) One member nominated by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.
(2) Two members representing different companies owning poles in New Hampshire who are members of the New Hampshire Telephone Association (NHTA).
(3) One member from a New Hampshire electric cooperative.
(4) Two members from investor-owned New Hampshire electric utilities.
(5) One member each from a competitive telephone utility and a provider of cellular telephone service, which are currently attached to poles in New Hampshire.
(6) One member representing the New England Cable and Telecommunications Association, Inc. (NECTA).
II. Responsibilities of the stakeholder’s group include:
(a) Increasing utilization, improving functionality of attachment management systems (e.g., NJUNS), and identifying solutions to resolve communication issues among all parties.
(b) Increasing participation in NJUNS, or another centralized system of information sharing.
(c) Exploring enhancements to attachment management systems (e.g. NJUNS) which result in greater efficiency and less delay.
(d) Continuing the focus on attachment identification and pole location information.
(e) Addressing specifically, PUC rules 1303,06, 1303.07 and 1303.12 regarding pole transfers.
III. The frequency of the meetings of the stakeholder’s group shall be at the discretion of the director of the division of enforcement.
IV. On or before November 1 of each year, the department of energy shall report on the stakeholder’s group to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over energy and utilities.