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... 16 NCHRP LRD 81 are typically those that cover various utilities of the same type, or that cover activities or the same type. Fee maximums are included in most bills, and often these fees must be related to the costs incurred by the DOT or authority over the permitting process.
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... NCHRP LRD 81 17 Table 4. Fees for Enabling 5G Facilities as of January 2019.
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... 18 NCHRP LRD 81 State Fees Notes Michigan • Access fee: No more than $20 annually unless a utility pole is erected, then $125 annually. • Permit application fees: $200 for each small cell wireless facility and $300 if a new utility pole is required in addition.15 No permit fees can be charged for replacement of facilities, routine maintenance, and microcell facilities attached to wires.16 Minnesota - Recent legislation limits the authority of local governments to impose certain fees or require special permits for small or micro-wireless facilities.17 Missouri Cannot exceed $100 per pole and the collocation rate cannot exceed $150 per pole per year.18 Rates or fees can only be charged if the authority also charges for similar work.19 New Mexico - New Mexico recently passed legislation to include provisions for small or micro- wireless equipment regulation.20 However, the Act does not apply to interstates or state highways under the jurisdiction of the department of transportation.
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... NCHRP LRD 81 19 State Fees Notes Texas - The legislation relates to municipalities only; there is no mention of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) regulation or ability to set fees.26 Utah Right-of-Way Rates: • Not to exceed 3.5% of gross revenue related to wireless providers usage of rights-of-way or; • $250 annually for each small wireless facility.
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... 20 NCHRP LRD 81 As shown in Figure 3, researchers asked a similar set of questions about microcell technology, regardless of whether a transportation agency considered microcell technology a communications utility or not. For the discussion of the responses, researchers grouped some of the questions to provide a comprehensive perspective.
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... NCHRP LRD 81 21 Figure 3. Process logic for main survey questions.
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... 22 NCHRP LRD 81 about the type of right-of-way where these lines currently generate revenue. Nine states generate revenue in controlled-access rights-of-way, one state DOT in non-limited access rights-ofway, and four state DOTs in all state-maintained rights-of-way (Figure 7)
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... NCHRP LRD 81 23 through resource sharing; and one state DOT (NMDOT) reported revenue sharing (Figure 15)
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... 24 NCHRP LRD 81 Figure 7. Number of State DOTs reporting type of rights-of-way where longitudinal communications lines generate revenue for State DOTs.
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... NCHRP LRD 81 25 Figure 8. Map of State DOTs that generate revenue from longitudinal communications lines by type of rights-ofway.
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... 26 NCHRP LRD 81 Figure 10. Map of State DOTs that generate revenue from macrocell installations by type of rights-of-way Figure 11.
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... NCHRP LRD 81 27 Figure 12. Map of State DOTs that generate revenue from microcell installations by type of rights-of-way.
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... 28 NCHRP LRD 81 Ten state DOTs provided a description of the process to deter mine a value for the installation of microcells. MoDOT and RIDOT reported that they use the same valuation process for microcells that they use for longitudinal communications lines.
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... NCHRP LRD 81 29 NCDOT is in the early stages of developing a pilot program to accommodate microcells and to accommodate longitudinal communications lines in controlled-access rights-of-way. The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)
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... 30 NCHRP LRD 81 to fund transportation. However, installation or lease fees paid by communications utilities would need to be passed on to the customers, which would be a fee paid by taxpayers.

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