§ 99-Y — Internet access and communications

§ 99-y. Internet access and communications. The governing body of any\ncounty, city, town or village is hereby authorized and empowered to\nestablish, construct, and maintain broadband and related\ntelecommunications infrastructure, or to contract for the construction\nand maintenance of such services with a corporation or nonprofit\norganization, and for the maintenance, care, and replacement of\ninfrastructure in connection therewith, if such governing body finds\nthat such facilities are necessary. For the purposes of this section,\n"nonprofit organization" shall mean a corporation having tax exempt\nstatus under section 501 (c) (3) of the United States internal revenue\ncode, or any organization incorporated under the not-for-profit\ncorporation law.\n