Bill Text: AZ HB2156 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Appropriations; broadband grants
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-23 - Senate APPROP Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (9-0-1-0) [HB2156 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2021-HB2156-Engrossed.html
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House Engrossed
appropriations; broadband grants |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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HOUSE BILL 2156 |
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AN ACT
appropriating monies to the Arizona commerce authority.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Appropriation; Arizona commerce authority; broadband grants; exemption
A. The sum of $5,000,000 in onetime funding is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2021-2022 to the Arizona commerce authority to provide broadband grants.
B. The Arizona commerce authority shall award broadband grants to cities and towns with a population of not more than one hundred fifty thousand persons. The authority shall consider the following factors in prioritizing grant awards:
1. The potential of the award to stimulate economic development and growth in the city or town.
2. The current level of access to broadband or high-speed internet service in the city or town and the degree to which the award would improve access to broadband or high-speed internet service in the city or town.
C. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations.
