House
Study
Bill
556
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
LOHSE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
office
of
the
chief
information
officer
1
and
the
Iowa
economic
development
authority
to
jointly
2
conduct
a
feasibility
study
relating
to
internet
exchange
3
points.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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es/rn
H.F.
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Section
1.
INTERNET
EXCHANGE
POINT
FEASIBILITY
STUDY.
The
1
office
of
the
chief
information
officer
and
the
Iowa
economic
2
development
authority
shall
jointly
conduct
a
feasibility
study
3
regarding
the
construction
and
installation
of
an
internet
4
exchange
point.
The
office
and
the
authority
shall
assess
a
5
timeline
to
construct
and
install
an
internet
exchange
point,
6
the
cost
to
construct
and
install
an
internet
exchange
point,
7
internet
exchange
point
maintenance
requirements,
internet
8
exchange
point
maintenance
costs,
internet
exchange
point
9
upgrade
costs,
upgrades
recommended
to
be
performed
on
an
10
internet
exchange
point,
and
the
optimum
number
of
internet
11
exchange
points
for
the
state.
The
office
and
the
commission
12
shall
submit
a
report,
including
findings
and
recommendations,
13
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2022.
14
EXPLANATION
15
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
16
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
17
This
bill
directs
the
office
of
the
chief
information
18
officer
and
the
Iowa
economic
development
authority
to
jointly
19
conduct
a
feasibility
study
relating
to
internet
exchange
20
points.
The
bill
requires
the
office
and
the
authority
to
21
assess
a
timeline
to
construct
and
install
an
internet
exchange
22
point,
internet
exchange
point
construction
and
installation
23
costs,
internet
exchange
point
maintenance
requirements,
24
internet
exchange
point
maintenance
costs,
internet
exchange
25
point
upgrade
costs,
upgrades
recommended
to
be
performed
on
26
an
internet
exchange
point,
and
the
optimum
number
of
internet
27
exchange
points
for
the
state.
The
bill
requires
the
office
28
and
the
authority
to
submit
a
report
containing
their
findings
29
and
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
30
2022.
31
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