Section 238.37 Scope; Pole, Duct, and Conduit Agreements - Minnesota Statutes

238.37 SCOPE; POLE, DUCT, AND CONDUIT AGREEMENTS.

Sections 238.02, subdivisions 3a, 20a, and 31b, and 238.37 to 238.42 only apply to pole, duct, and conduit agreements entered into or renewed between public utilities and cable communications systems on or after January 1, 1976, and have no application to those agreements executed before January 1, 1976, until those agreements are either renewed or substantially renegotiated. If a public utility company and a cable communications system enter into an agreement regarding only pole attachments, sections 238.02, subdivisions 3a, 20a, and 31b, and 238.37 to 238.42 relating to conduit systems are applicable to that agreement and if a public utility company and a cable communications system enter into an agreement regarding only use of a conduit system, sections 238.02, subdivisions 3a, 20a, and 31b, and 238.37 to 238.42 relating to pole attachments are not applicable to that agreement.

History:

1985 c 285 s 37; 2004 c 261 art 7 s 28; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 36