CHAPTER 192

HJR 26 - FINAL VERSION

2000 SESSION

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10/09

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 26

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to pass legislation ensuring improved access to local television for households in unserved and underserved rural areas.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wendelboe, Belk 2; Rep. Bradley, Carr 8; Rep. Chandler, Carr 1; Sen. Gordon, Dist 2; Sen. F. King, Dist 1; Sen. Johnson, Dist 3; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

ANALYSIS

This house joint resolution urges Congress to pass legislation ensuring improved access to local television for households in unserved and underserved rural areas.

00-2807

10/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand

A RESOLUTION urging Congress to pass legislation ensuring improved access to local television for households in unserved and underserved rural areas.

Whereas, access to local broadcast television signals in certain rural areas is limited or unavailable and measures to facilitate the provision of local signals in unserved and underserved markets is required; and

Whereas, the United States Congress will again consider legislation establishing incentives including loan guarantees for multichannel video services to provide the access to local broadcast television signals in unserved and underserved rural areas; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

That the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives support the improved access to local television for households in unserved and underserved rural areas; and

That the United States Congress is urged to enact legislation which establishes incentives including loan guarantees for multichannel video services to provide the access to local broadcast television signals in unserved and underserved rural areas; and

That copies of this resolution be sent by the house clerk to the President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and each member of the New Hampshire congressional delegation.

(Approved: May 30, 2000)