06 LC 36
0018
Senate
Bill 388
By:
Senators Seabaugh of the 28th, Balfour of the 9th, Johnson of the 1st and Hill
of the 32nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 46-5-164 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to interconnection among certificated local exchange companies, so as to provide
that in the event of a natural disaster for which federal relief is awarded a
local exchange carrier may assess a storm surcharge not to exceed 10 percent of
the existing commission approved rate for a period of one year from the date of
the disaster; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 46-5-164 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
interconnection among certificated local exchange companies, is amended by
adding a new subsection (h) to read as follows:
"(h)
In the event of a natural disaster for which federal disaster relief is awarded,
an incumbent local exchange carrier may assess a storm surcharge not to exceed
10 percent of the existing commission approved rate for the applicable unbundled
network element to any unbundled network element purchased from said incumbent
local exchange carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 251 for a period of one
year from the date of the natural
disaster."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.