The department shall conduct an annual inventory of all
communication 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 3.1. INVENTORY OF COUNTY-OWNED ASSETS.
(A) PREPARATION OF INVENTORIES.--A COUNTY MAY PREPARE AND
PERIODICALLY UPDATE AN INVENTORY OF COUNTY-OWNED ASSETS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE AND MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE BROADBAND SERVICES IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS AND UNSERVED AREAS.
(B) TRANSMISSION TO DEPARTMENT.--A COUNTY INVENTORY PREPARED
UNDER SUBSECTION (A) MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT AND
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