47 U.S.C. § 556 — Coordination of Federal, State, and local authority

submitted 92 years ago by Pub. L. 98-549 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 160 words · no verdicts yet

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This section preserves certain State and local public-health, safety, welfare, and cable-service powers, but preempts inconsistent provisions except as section 557 provides.

(a) This subchapter does not affect a State’s, political subdivision’s, agency’s, or franchising authority’s authority over public health, safety, and welfare, to the extent consistent with this subchapter’s express provisions. (b) It does not restrict a State from exercising cable-service jurisdiction consistent with this subchapter. (c) Except as section 557 provides, any inconsistent law of a State, political subdivision, agency, or franchising authority, or any inconsistent franchise provision, is preempted and superseded. (d) “State” has the meaning given in section 153. This section does not define that term.

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(a) Regulation by States, political subdivisions, State and local agencies, and franchising authorities

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to affect any authority of any State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, or franchising authority, regarding matters of public health, safety, and welfare, to the extent consistent with the express provisions of this subchapter.

(b) State jurisdiction with regard to cable services

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict a State from exercising jurisdiction with regard to cable services consistent with this subchapter.

Except as provided in section 557 of this title, any provision of law of any State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, or franchising authority, or any provision of any franchise granted by such authority, which is inconsistent with this chapter shall be deemed to be preempted and superseded.

(d) “State” defined

For purposes of this section, the term “State” has the meaning given such term in section 153 of this title.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title VI, § 636, as added Pub. L. 98–549, § 2, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2800; amended Pub. L. 104–104, § 3(d)(3), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 61.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1934Enacted · Pub. L. 98-549 · 98 Stat. 2800
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-104 · 110 Stat. 61

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-549 on 1934-06-19.

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