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S.F. No. 980 - Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program Modifications and Appropriation
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Author:
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Senator Torrey N. Westrom
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Prepared By:
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Carlon D. Fontaine, Senate Counsel (651/296-4395)
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Date:
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February 24, 2017
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Section 1 [Limitation] specifies that grants for projects in underserved areas may fund no more than 50 percent of a project cost. Requires grants for projects in unserved areas to have a 25 percent match. Current law allows only up to 50 percent of the project cost for all projects. Lowers the maximum grant allowed from $5 million to $3 million.
Section 2 [Broadband prevailing wage exemption] amends the broadband prevailing wage exemption to include any project or portion of a project in unserved areas. The current exemption is for last-mile infrastructure only.
Section 3 [Appropriation] appropriates $35 million in fiscal year 2018 from the general fund for the grant program. Specifies that no more than $5 million may be for grants to underserved areas.
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