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Major Responsibilities of PA 48

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METRO AUTHORITY PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
ØCarry out powers & duties of the Authority under PA 48 (Sec. 3(2)) ØPrescribe form and for application  permits issued to municipalities (Sec. 6(1))
ØCoordinate public right-of-way matters with municipalities (Sec. 3(3)) ØInformation requirements - disputed - Commission mediation (Sec. 6(2))
ØAssess fees (Sec. 3(3)) ØTracking of municipalities granting/denial of permits and
maintaining of web site (Sec. 6(6))
ØFiling of annual report (Sec. 3(4)) ØMapping of new completed facilities - route maps (Sec. 6(7))
ØPromulgate rules (Sec. 3(5)) ØDetermine if route maps are paper or electronic form (Sec. 6(8))
ØDetermine amount of fees for each provider (Sec. 8(2)) ØCoordinate and minimize disruptions and other disputes under PA 48 through mediation(Sec. 7)
ØPrescribe forms, standards, methodology
and procedures for assessing fees
(Sec. 8(10))
ØDetermination of maximum tax credits
(Sec. 8(14))
ØGrant waiver of fees for under-served
areas(Sec. 8(21))
ØDecisions/assessments of authority subject to review by Commission
(Sec. 17)
ØAllocation of annual fees (Sec. 10(2)) ØViolations of PA 48 remedies/penalties (Sec. 18(2)) 
ØDetermine form and receive annual
reports from municipalities on use of fees
(Sec. 10(5))
ØFailure to pay fees assessed by METRO Authority (Sec. 18(2)(a))
ØRepair and restoration of right-of-way
dispute resolution (Sec. 15(5))
 
CONTACT: METRO Authority
  Melvin Farmer, Jr., Director
   517/373-0194
CONTACT: Public Service Commission
  Robin Ancona, Manager
  517/241-3627

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