Local Government Resolutions
Los Angeles, California
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, June 2,
2009, to "actively seek and support federal legislation
to repeal limitations on state and local authority imposed by the Telecommunications
Act of 1996 that infringe upon the authority of local governments to regulate the
placement, construction, and modification of telecommunications towers and other
personal wireless services facilities on the basis of the health and environmental
effects of these facilities."
For details on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors resolution,
click here.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Governing Body of the City of Santa Fe passed a resolution on February 10, 2010,
stating that it "urges the U.S. Congress, the
President and executive branch members to: (1) urge that the federal government
engage in a comprehensive study of the effects of wireless facilities radio frequency
emissions to assess the health impacts of these emissions; and (2) actively seek
and support federal legislation that would give local governments greater flexibility
to regulate the placement of wireless communications facilities..."
Resolution by the Governing Body of the
City of Santa Fe
San Francisco, California
The City and County of San Francisco passed a resolution on March 23, 2010, stating
that San Francisco "urges the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to perform appropriate research and experimentation to determine
the effects of non-ionizing radiation on the health of aduts and children and, if
appropriate, establish a safe level of exposure," and "urges
the Federal Communications Commission to pursue a comprehensive global analysis
of best practices and scientific evidence in order to update its existing standards
and to adequately measure the health impacts of wireless facilities."
The resolution further "encourages the California
Congressional delegation to introduce federal legislation to repeal limitaions on
state and local authority imposed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that infringe
upon the authority of local governments to regulate the placement, construction
and modification of telecommunications towers and other personal wireless services
facilities on the basis of the health and environmental effects of htese facilities."
Resolution by the City and County
of San Francisco
Tucson, Arizona
The Pima County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on August 4, 2009, calling
"for the U.S. Congress and the Obama administration
to repeal Section 704 of the Federal Telecommunication Act of 1996, and otherwise
let local jurisdictions control fully the siting, construction and installation
of wireless communications facilities in order to ensure that their constituents'
environment, health and safety are protected from the potentially damaging effects
of electromagnetic radiation."
Resolution by the Pima County Board
of Supervisors
Santa Barbara, California
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on November 10,
2009, that states, "There is ongoing debate within
the scientific community regarding how thoroughly the long-term health effects of
low-frequency electromagnetic and radio-frequency emissions are understood and questions
regarding how well the existing regulations established by the Federal Communications
Commission [FCC] protect more vulnerable populations such as school-aged children..."
The resolution urges the County's Congressional representatives to initiate and
pursue legislation to repeal the health pre-emption in the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, and opposes the unrestricted use of right-of-ways for wireless facilities.
Resolution by the Santa Barbara
County Board of Supervisors
Agoura Hills, California
The City Council of Agoura Hills, California, passed a resolution on December 9,
2009, that "Urges Congress to initiate and pursue
legislation to repeal those sections of the 1996 Telecommunications Act that preempt
local control and prevent local governments from considering health effects when
deciding whether to approve a wireless communications facility... Informs the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) that the City opposes the unrestricted use of
rights of way for wireless telecommunications facilities."
Resolution by the Agoura Hills City
Council
Sebastopol, California
The City Council of Sebastopol, California, passed a resolution on July 7, 2009,
instructing the City's legislative advocates "to
actively seek and support federal legislation to repeal limitations on state and
local authority imposed by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that infringe upon
the authority of local governments to regulate the placement, construction, and
modification of telecommunications towers and other wireless facilities on the basis
of the health and environmental effects of these facilities."
Resolution by the Sebastopol City
Council
Glendale, California
The City Council of Glendale, California, passed a resolution on June 9, 2009, directing
the City staff "to have its federal legislative
advocates communicate to the U.S. Congress, the President and executive branch members
to: (1) actively seek and support federal legislation that would give local governments
greater flexibility to regulate the placement of wireless communications facilities
given the unique aesthetic and safety issues that said facilities raise and to regulate
such facilities in favor of less intrusive and more efficient technologies; (2)
urge that the federal government engage in a comprehensive study of the effects
of Wireless facilities RF emissions to assess the health impacts of these emissions;
and (3) to review and revise those provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
including but not limited to Section 332(c)(7)(B), that limit or compromise the
rights of local zoning authorities to govern over the placement, construction and
modification of wireless communications facilities on the basis of environmental
effects of radio frequency emissions, until all environmental exposures are cumulatively
considered."
Resolution by the Glendale City Council
Portland, Oregon
The City Council of Portland, Oregon, passed a resolution on May 12, 2009, requesting
"the FCC to work in cooperation with the FDA and
other relevant federal agencies to revisit and update studies on potential health
concerns arising from RF wireless emissions in light of the national proliferation
of wireless use."
Resolution by the Portland City Council
Albany, California
The City Council of Albany, California, passed a resolution on July 20, 2009, requesting
"the FCC to work in cooperation with the FDA and
other relevant federal agencies to revisit and update studies on potential health
concerns arising from RF wireless emissions in light of the national proliferation
of wirelessu use."
Resolution by the Albany City Council