§ 72-19-101 — Definitions.

As used in this chapter:
(1) "Broadband center" means the Utah Broadband Center created in Section 72-19-201.
(2) "Broadband commission" means the Utah Broadband Center Advisory Commission created in Section 36-29-109.
(3) "Final proposal" means the submission provided by the state to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as part of the state's BEAD Application, as set forth in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1702(e)(4).
(4) "Initial proposal" means the submission provided by the state to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as part of the state's BEAD Application, as set forth in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1702(e)(3).
(5) "Letter of intent" means the submission provided by the state to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information as part of the state's BEAD Application, as set forth in 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1702(e)(1)(B).
(6) "Public-private partnership" means an arrangement or agreement between a government entity and one or more private persons to fund and provide for a public need through the development or operation of a public project in which the private person or persons share with the government entity the responsibility or risk of developing, owning, maintaining, financing, or operating the project.
(7) "Subgrantee" means an entity that receives funds from the state under:
(7)(a) the Broadband Access Grant Program created in Section 72-19-301; or
(7)(b) the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant Program created in Section 72-19-401.
(8) "State BEAD application" means a submission by the state for a grant under the federal Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program established under 47 U.S.C. Sec. 1702(b), consisting of a letter of intent, initial proposal, and final proposal.

Legislative History

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 512, 2025 General Session