ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: COM DP 8-2-0-0 | APPROP DP 11-1-0-1

HB 2156: appropriations; broadband grants

Sponsor: Representative Espinoza, LD 19

Caucus & COW

Overview

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state General Fund in each of the fiscal years (FY) 2022, 2023 and 2024 to the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA).

History

Broadband service is defined as providing access and transport to the internet, computer processing, information storage or protocol conversion at a rate of at least one megabit per second in either the upstream or downstream direction, as established by the Federal Communications Commission. Broadband service does not include information content or service applications provided over the access service or any intrastate service that was subject to a tariff (A.R.S. § 28-7381).

Laws 2019, Chapter 263 appropriated $3,000,000 from the state General Fund for FY 2020 to the ACA to provide rural broadband grants.

Provisions

1. Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state General Fund in FY 2022, 2023 and 2024 to the ACA to provide broadband grants. (Sec. 1)

2. Directs the ACA to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee on its plan for distributing the grants on or before January 31 in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. (Sec. 1)

3. Exempts the appropriations from lapsing. (Sec. 1)

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