(A) Within thirty days after written request by any authority with a population of greater than twenty-seven thousand according to the official 2010 United States Decennial Census and with which the applicant has not previously held a meeting that complies with this section, an applicant shall meet with the requesting authority to inform the authority in good faith: (1) when the applicant expects to commence deployment of small wireless facilities and poles within the authority pursuant to this article; (2) the number of small wireless facilities and poles it expects to deploy during the twenty-four months after commencement; and (3) the expected timing of such deployments. (B) All documents or other information provided by the applicant in the course of, or in association with, any meetings provided for in this section: (1) are presumed to be 'trade secrets' as defined in Section 30-4-40(a)(1); (2) are not public information under the Freedom of Information Act; and (3) are not subject to public disclosure. (C) The pendency of a meeting requested pursuant to this section shall not relieve an authority from reviewing and acting upon applications that have been or are submitted as ct to public disclosure. (C) The pendency of a meeting requested pursuant to this section shall not relieve an authority from reviewing and acting upon applications that have been or are submitted as set forth in this article. HISTORY: 2020 Act No. 179 (H.4262), Section 1, eff September 29, 2020.
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