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

House Engrossed

Overview

Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state General Fund in fiscal year (FY) 2022 to the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) to provide broadband grants.

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 to the ACA to provide broadband grants. (Sec. 1)

2.   Instructs the ACA to award broadband grants to cities and towns with a population of not more than 150,000.

a.   Provides factors for the ACA to consider in prioritizing grant awards. (Sec. 1)

3.   Exempts the appropriations from lapsing. (Sec. 1)☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

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