40:48-5.9. Legislative findings

The Legislature hereby finds, determines and declares:

a. That P.L.1971, c. 221 was enacted for the purpose of providing an immediate and temporary cessation of the development of the community antenna television industry in this State, so that the Legislature might have time to deliberate upon the devise of an adequate regulatory scheme for the industry;

b. That since the enactment of P.L.1971, c. 221, a special commission created by the Legislature has completed its study and recommended legislation for the regulation of the community antenna television industry;

c. That pursuant to the commission's report there is now pending in the Legislature Senate Bill No. 840, enacting a proposed system of regulation and containing among its provisions a repeal of P.L.1971, c. 221;

d. That Senate Bill No. 840, if enacted, will fulfill the purposes for which P.L.1971, c. 221 was enacted, but that by its own terms it can not now become effective prior to the expiration of P.L.1971, c. 221 by the operation of its own terms, on June 17, 1971;

e. That it is desirable that the cessation of community antenna television industry development be continued past June 17, 1971 and until such time as Senate Bill No. 840 has either been enacted and taken effect or has been otherwise disposed of;

f. That during the period since the enactment of P.L.1971, c. 221 certain situations have arisen in which the terms of that act have been construed to prevent certain municipal actions which would not be contrary to the development of a sound regulatory system for cable television and which ought to be permitted in the public interest.

L.1972, c. 68, s. 1, eff. June 19, 1972.