Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: prioritizing certain farm projects under the broadband expansion grant program.
Data processing Farm and farming Public service commission Telecommunications
- Introduced, stopped here
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Public Service Commission makes grants to eligible
applicants for the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved
areas. In making the grants, current law requires PSC to give priority to projects
that satisfy various requirements. This bill requires PSC to also give priority to
projects for expanding fiber optic broadband lines to farms. The bill defines “farm”
as land primarily devoted to agricultural uses related to crop and animal production
that are referenced in a rule promulgated by the Department of Revenue.