Bill Text: IA HSB53 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums.(See HF 586.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-17 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 586. [HSB53 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB53-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
53
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SORENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
development
and
utilization
of
1
high-speed
electronic
transmission
mediums.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8B.4,
subsection
17,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
2
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
15E.167
Broadband
forward
and
3
telecommuter
forward
——
certifications.
4
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
requires
5
otherwise:
6
a.
“Broadband”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
8B.1.
7
b.
“Broadband
infrastructure”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
8
section
8B.1.
9
c.
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
city,
county,
or
10
township.
11
2.
The
authority
shall
establish
the
following
12
certification
programs:
13
a.
Broadband
forward
certification,
with
the
objective
of
14
encouraging
political
subdivisions
to
further
develop
broadband
15
infrastructure
and
access
to
broadband.
16
b.
Telecommuter
forward
certification,
with
the
objective
17
of
encouraging
political
subdivisions
to
further
develop
and
18
promote
the
availability
of
telecommuting.
19
3.
To
obtain
broadband
forward
certification
or
20
telecommuter
forward
certification,
a
political
subdivision
21
shall
submit
an
application
to
the
authority
on
forms
22
prescribed
by
the
authority
by
rule.
23
4.
The
authority
shall
develop
criteria
for
evaluating
an
24
application
for
both
forms
of
certification
and
the
awarding
25
of
certificates.
The
criteria
shall
take
into
account,
at
26
a
minimum,
the
applicant’s
individual
circumstances
and
the
27
economic
goals
of
the
applicant.
The
authority
shall
consult
28
with
local
government
entities
and
local
economic
development
29
officials
when
evaluating
an
application.
30
5.
The
authority
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
31
for
the
implementation
of
this
section.
32
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
306.48
Fiberoptic
network
conduit
33
installation
program.
34
1.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
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a.
“Fiberoptic
network
conduit”
means
a
pipe,
vault,
1
or
duct
used
to
enclose
fiberoptic
cable
facilities
buried
2
alongside
a
roadway
or
surface
mounted
on
a
bridge,
overpass,
3
or
other
facility
where
placement
below
ground
is
impossible
4
or
impractical.
“Fiberoptic
network
conduit”
does
not
include
5
electronics
or
cable.
6
b.
“Public
funding”
does
not
include
a
tax
exemption
7
authorized
under
section
427.1,
subsection
40.
8
c.
“Where
such
conduit
does
not
exist”
means
that
private
9
or
publicly
owned
fiberoptic
cable
is
not
currently
within
a
10
linear
range
of
five
hundred
feet
or
less
in
any
one
direction.
11
2.
The
department
shall
lead
and
coordinate
a
program
to
12
provide
for
the
installation
of
fiberoptic
network
conduit
13
where
such
conduit
does
not
exist.
The
department
shall
14
consult
and
coordinate
with
applicable
agencies
and
entities,
15
including
the
office
of
the
chief
information
officer,
the
16
economic
development
authority,
county
boards
of
supervisors,
17
municipal
governing
bodies,
the
farm-to-market
review
board,
18
county
conservation
boards,
and
the
boards,
commissions,
or
19
agencies
in
control
of
state
parks,
as
determined
appropriate
20
to
ensure
that
the
opportunity
is
provided
to
lay
or
install
21
fiberoptic
network
conduit
wherever
a
construction
project
22
utilizing
public
funding
involves
opening
of
the
ground
23
alongside
a
primary
road.
24
3.
The
department
may
contract
with
a
nongovernmental
25
third
party
to
manage,
lease,
install,
or
otherwise
provide
26
fiberoptic
network
conduit
access
for
projects
described
in
27
this
section.
This
section
does
not
require
coordination
with
28
or
approval
from
the
department
pursuant
to
this
program
or
29
installation
of
fiberoptic
conduit
as
required
by
this
section
30
for
construction
projects
not
using
public
funding.
31
4.
To
facilitate
the
installation
of
fiberoptic
network
32
conduit
where
such
conduit
does
not
exist,
the
department
shall
33
maintain
an
up-to-date
list
of
construction
projects
utilizing
34
public
funding
that
involve
the
opening
of
the
ground
alongside
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a
primary
road
and
shall
publish
the
list
on
the
department’s
1
internet
site.
2
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Section
8B.25,
Code
2021,
is
repealed.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
development
and
utilization
7
of
high-speed
electronic
transmission
mediums,
including
8
certifications
to
be
issued
by
the
economic
development
9
authority
and
the
fiberoptic
conduit
installation
program.
10
The
bill
requires
the
authority
to
establish
a
broadband
11
forward
certification
program
and
a
telecommuter
forward
12
certification
program.
The
objective
of
the
broadband
forward
13
certification
program
is
to
encourage
political
subdivisions
14
to
further
develop
broadband
infrastructure
and
access
15
to
broadband.
The
objective
of
the
telecommuter
forward
16
certification
program
is
to
encourage
political
subdivisions
to
17
further
develop
and
promote
the
availability
of
telecommuting.
18
The
bill
provides
that
a
political
subdivision
is
to
apply
19
to
the
authority
for
broadband
forward
certification
or
20
telecommuter
forward
certification
on
forms
prescribed
by
the
21
authority
by
rule.
The
bill
requires
the
authority
to
develop
22
criteria
for
evaluating
applications
for
broadband
forward
23
certification
and
telecommuter
forward
certification.
The
24
bill
provides
that
such
criteria
shall
take
into
account
the
25
applicant’s
individual
circumstances
and
economic
goals.
The
26
bill
additionally
provides
that
the
authority
shall
consult
27
with
local
government
entities
and
local
economic
development
28
officials
when
evaluating
an
application.
29
The
bill
repeals
the
fiberoptic
network
conduit
installation
30
program
under
the
authority
of
the
office
of
the
chief
31
information
officer
and
reestablishes
the
program
under
the
32
purview
of
the
department
of
transportation.
The
fiberoptic
33
network
conduit
installation
program
provides
that
the
34
department
of
transportation
is
to
administer
a
program
related
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to
the
installation
of
fiberoptic
network
conduit
where
such
1
conduit
does
not
exist.
More
specifically,
the
department
2
is
to
coordinate
with
applicable
agencies
and
entities
to
3
ensure
there
is
an
opportunity
to
install
fiberoptic
network
4
conduit
during
certain
projects.
The
bill
also
requires
the
5
department
to
maintain
and
publish
on
its
internet
site
a
list
6
of
construction
projects
utilizing
public
funding
that
involve
7
opening
the
ground
alongside
a
private
road.
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