Maine § 35-A §9217 Community broadband planning

Maine Statutes

§ 35-A §9217 — Community broadband planning

Maine·Title 35-A PUBLIC UTILITIES·Part 7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS·Ch. 93 ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

The authority shall provide funds for broadband planning grants to municipalities, groups of municipalities or nonprofit local or regional community organizations that are providing local or regional economic development programs to develop plans to expand the availability of broadband services in unserved and underserved areas.

1.Elements of plans. Plans funded through grants under this section may include:

2.Distribution of grants. The authority shall ensure that planning grants under this section are equitably distributed throughout the unserved and underserved areas of the State and that the grants encourage collaboration between multiple communities.

3.Precertification. The authority may establish a precertification process to determine eligibility for planning grants under this se

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The authority shall provide funds for broadband planning grants to municipalities, groups of municipalities or nonprofit local or regional community organizations that are providing local or regional economic development programs to develop plans to expand the availability of broadband services in unserved and underserved areas.
1.
Elements of plans.
Plans funded through grants under this section may include:
2.
Distribution of grants.
The authority shall ensure that planning grants under this section are equitably distributed throughout the unserved and underserved areas of the State and that the grants encourage collaboration between multiple communities.
3.
Precertification.
The authority may establish a precertification process to determine eligibility for planning grants under this section to encourage adoption of identified best practices by participating municipalities and organizations.
4.
Limitations on matching funds.
Matching funds provided by a municipality for planning grants under this section may not consist of in-kind contributions from the municipality or funds provided by a vendor or private business that proposes to build, operate or provide retail services using broadband infrastructure constructed pursuant to the planning grant.

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