§ 4-4-38.6-9 — Office's administration of program; requirements; final proposal; required low cost broadband service option

Indiana § 4-4-38.6-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 4: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
• Ch. 38.6: State Administration of Federal Broadband Equity,

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(a) Subject to subsection (b), and to the extent
not preempted by federal law, the office shall administer the program
in Indiana in compliance with the following:
(1) All mandatory provisions set forth in the act with respect to
the program.
(2) All mandatory provisions set forth in the BEAD NOFO with
respect to the program.
(3) Before awarding a subgrant to a subgrantee during any round
of funding under the program, the office shall submit to the
budget committee for review the proposed amount and terms of
the subgrant.
(4) In awarding subgrants for the deployment of a broadband
network using program funds, the office may not exclude
cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, public-private partnerships,
private companies, public or private utilities, public utility
districts, or local governments from eligibility for those funds, as
set forth in 47 U.S.C. 1702(h)(1)(A)(iii).
(b) The final proposal submitted by the office to NTIA must include
the specifications for the required low cost broadband service option
that are set forth in the office's initial proposal, as submitted to and
approved by NTIA.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.86-2024, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.1-2025, SEC.12.