§ 12-156. Emergency use.

(a)

In accordance with and at the time required by the provisions of FCC regulations part 11, subpart D, section 11.51, and as such provisions may from time to time be amended, the grantee shall install, if it has not already done so, and maintain an emergency alert system (EAS) for use in transmitting emergency act notifications (EAN) and emergency act termination (EAT) in local and state-wide situations as may be designated to be an emergency by the local primary (LP), the state primary (SP) and/or the state emergency operations center (SEOC), as those authorities are identified and defined within FCC regulations section 11.18.

(b)

The franchising authority shall permit only appropriately trained and authorized persons to operate the EAS equipment and shall take reasonable precautions to prevent any use of the grantee's cable system in any manner that results in inappropriate use thereof, or any loss or damage to the cable system. Except to the extent expressly prohibited by law, the franchising authority shall hold the grantee, its employees, officers and assigns harmless from any claims arising out of the emergency use of its facilities by the franchising authority, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

(Prior Code, § 157.17)