§ 4-4-38-9 — Office to adopt guidelines; collaboration with state and local agencies

Indiana § 4-4-38-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 4: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
• Ch. 38: Broadband Grants for Unserved Areas

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(a) The office shall adopt guidelines to
implement this chapter, including guidelines governing:
(1) the form and content of requests to provide qualified
broadband service to an unserved area;
(2) the form and content of applications for grants under this
chapter;
(3) a competitive bidding process or a process for requests for
proposals for qualified broadband projects;
(4) a process by which a broadband provider may challenge the
designation of an area as unserved; and
(5) a process by which:
(A) a person may, in a petition filed with the office, provide
evidence that one (1) or more locations within one (1) or more
census blocks are unserved areas; and
(B) upon the filing of a petition described in clause (A):
(i) the office notifies all broadband providers operating in all
census blocks included in the petition; and
(ii) those broadband providers have the opportunity to
demonstrate to the office that the locations included in the
petition are already served with qualified broadband service
or will be served with qualified broadband service not later
than eighteen (18) months after the date of the application for
a grant under this chapter.
(b) In adopting the guidelines described in subsection (a) or in
otherwise administering this chapter, the office may collaborate with
or seek guidance from:
(1) the Indiana economic development corporation established by
IC 5-28-3-1;
(2) the broadband ready communities development center
established by IC 5-28-28.5-5;
(3) the Indiana department of transportation established by IC 8-23-2-1; and
(4) any other agencies of the state or of political subdivisions of
the state.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.177-2018, SEC.5.