Bill Summary for H 289 (2021-2022)
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Mar 23 2021
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AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE PREPARATION OF STATEWIDE BROADBAND MAPS AND ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT AS THE SOLE SOURCE OF BROADBAND MAPPING FOR STATE AGENCIES.Intro. by Arp, Reives, McElraft, Lambeth.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Amends GS 143B-1321 to require that the statewide broadband maps prepared and maintained by the Department of Information Technology (Department) incorporate current and future federal data along with State data collected by the Department or provided to the Department from other sources. Also requires that the maps be used to identify capabilities and need related to broadband distribution in addition to access.