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1 review franchise applicationsl ........ ,.. 2 (b} prescribe minimum standards for inclusion ...~ 3 franchises, including maximum initial, renegotiation ~nd yenewal 4 periods; length of residential subscriber contracts~ provisions 5 for municipal purchase; prohibitions against the invaslo~ of 6 prlv4cy through a cable communications system; provisiops. 7 coYs~ing construction, operation and abandonment of cablm 8 com~unications systems; and a requirement that Do such franchise 9 ma~ be exclusive. Taking into account the size of tbs 10 com~gnications system, the board shall also prescribe minimu~ 11 standards for performance bond requirements; for channel~ ! 12 capa~ity; for two-way capability: for 9ccess t~, and ~acilities ~ -' 13 to ~Ske ~se of, channels for educatiom, government,. ~nd the 14 general public; and for c~netruction and operation of the 15 co~unications system; 16 {c) prescribe standar4s fort franchises awarde~ in the 17 twio cities metropolitan area whi'ch designate a .uni£orm regional 18 chaopel; and the interconnection of all cable systems within lg thi~ .area? m-4 ~he Nes~g~ag~e~ 9f ~ sf~g½e en%~ ~e 22 ~e~be e~½es fee.~e epe~e%~e~ em~ p~ee%~ee w_h~e~ M~½es 25 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1982, section ~73.'121, is 26 ame~ed by adding a subdivisio~ to read: 27 ~ubd. 37. "Metropolitan-channel 6 board" means the board 28 established in sections 1 to 6. 29 9. IAPPROPRIATJON-J 30 Subdivision 1. There is appropriated from the genera[ 31 the ~mount of $ ........... to the metropolitan counc~ for the 32 planning, development, and establishment of the metropolita~ 33 channel 6 board. 34 5ubd. 2. There is ~ppropriated from the ge.natal ~und the 35 amo~pt of $ ..... to the metropol~ta~ cha~nel 6 board for its 36 initial operations. I I