communications towers, poles, buildings, facilities and other
assets owned by a State department, agency, board, commission or
other entity and shall leverage existing State-owned assets for
the provision of high-speed broadband to unserved areas and
underserved areas. The inventory shall be made publicly
available to persons or private entities desirous of installing
or collocating wireless facilities to provide high-speed
broadband services within this Commonwealth. UNDER THE ACT OF
JUNE 15, 1972 (P.L.395, NO.117), ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR
AN INVENTORY OF ALL COMMONWEALTH REAL PROPERTY, EXCEPT HIGHWAY
RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO BE PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY AND
SUPPLIES, FOR ITS AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC, FOR ITS UPDATING,
AND FOR COOPERATION BY ALL STATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; AND
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION," AND SECTION 508(B) OF THE ACT OF APRIL
9, 1929 (P.L.177, NO.175), KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF
1929, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL INCLUDE IN ITS INVENTORIES AND
SURVEYS OF REAL ESTATE STRUCTURES AND ASSETS INFORMATION ON
POSSIBLE USE OF THOSE ASSETS FOR FIXED BROADBAND SERVICES OR
MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES. THE INFORMATION SHALL BE USED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OR ITS DESIGNEE WHEN ANALYZING RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN
PROVIDING BROADBAND SERVICES IN UNDERSERVED AREAS AND UNSERVED
AREAS.
Section 4. Lease or conveyance of communication towers STATE-
OWNED ASSETS.
(a) Duty of State entity GENERAL RULE.--Notwithstanding any
provision of law to the contrary and subject to THE guidelines
adopted by the department, a State department, agency, board,
commission or other entity UNDER SECTION 5, THE DEPARTMENT
having responsibility for a State-owned communication tower
ASSET in an unserved area or underserved area may lease or
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