WE NEED YOU To Come to the Hearing in Annapolis in the MD Finance Committee: 1 p.m March 20, 2018, for Senate Bill 118 to testify on this Bill.
AND to the Montgomery County hearing on the ZTA !!! at 7 pm
The Montgomery County ZTA hearing in March 20 in Rockville!
The MD Bills: These Bills represent a coordinated, national effort by the telecommunications industry to prevent public input and bypass local zoning regulations over the installation of 5G small cell equipment and poles in the public right of way.
Senate Bill 1188 is sponsored by Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton, Chair of the Finance Committee. Its House companion, House Bill 1767, is sponsored by Delegate Dereck Davis, Chair of the Economic Matters Committee.
THE LEGISLATION
- Supersedes local government ordinances and regulations.
- Allows for the installation of poles up to 50 feet in height and equipment boxes up to 28 cubic feet throughout neighborhoods, including residential neighborhoods.
- Caps rates restricting what municipalities can charge.
- Disregards health risks from radiation.
These bills are based on “model legislation” that AT&T and Verizon created with ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council.
The Maryland Municipal League representing 157 municipal governments in the State of Maryland is opposed to these Bills. The Montgomery County Civic Federation is opposed to these bills.
In California when a similar Bill was proposed, organizations wrote letters in strong opposition such as the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Alliance of Nurses for Health Environments, the Sierra Club, Frank Clegg, former President of Microsoft, Canada, the Greenlining Institute and the American Planning Association.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Contact elected officials.
Hearing in the MD Finance Committee: 1 p.m March 20, 2018, for Senate Bill 1188.
LEARN MORE
Maryland Coalition Website: Sign up to stay updates with the Maryland Coalition fighting this Bills.
What Is 5G Website about the health, privacy and safety risks posed by 5G
Telecom Powergrab: New York State Coalition fighting the same bills.
Senate Bill 1188 is sponsored by Senator Thomas “Mac” Middleton, Chair of the Finance Committee. Its House companion, House Bill 1767, is sponsored by Delegate Dereck Davis, Chair of the Economic Matters Committee.
“There is a substantial body of evidence that this technology is harmful to humans and the environment. The 5G millimeter wave is known to heat the eyes, skin and testes... Of particular concern are the most vulnerable among us — the unborn, children, the infirm, the elderly and the disabled. It is also expected that populations of bees and birds will drastically decline.” -- by Dr. Lennart Hardell, 2017
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