SB324 Alabama 2014 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Emergencies, broadcasters, radio, t.v., and cable, emergency response broadcasters, training and certification by Homeland Security Department, access to facilities to repair and restart broadcasting during emergencies

Description

<p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize radio stations, television stations, and cable operators to be certified by the Alabama Broadcasters Association as emergency response engineers and would authorize emergency response engineers to have access to areas affected by emergencies or disasters in order to restore broadcasting or cable signal capability and provide information related to an emergency or disaster to the public when a radio or television station or cable operator is in an affected area</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to radio and television stations and cable operators; to authorize planning for responding to emergencies or disasters by broadcasters and cable operators and to authorize access to emergency or disaster areas by emergency response engineers to restore broadcasting capability and to transmit emergency public information when the radio broadcasting station, television broadcasting station, or cable operator is located in the affected area. </p>

Subjects

Telecommunications