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HF 2107

2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

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A bill for an act
relating to telecommunications; establishing the High-Speed Broadband Task
Force; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 237.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [237.012] HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND TASK FORCE.
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new text begin (a) The High-Speed Broadband Task Force is established to make recommendations
to the governor and the legislature regarding the creation of a state high-speed broadband
goal and a plan to achieve it.
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new text begin (b) The High-Speed Broadband Task Force consists of the following members, to
be appointed by the governor, unless otherwise indicated:
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new text begin (1) one member representing higher educational systems, and one member
representing K-12 institutions or consortia;
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new text begin (2) one member representing regional public libraries;
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new text begin (3) one member representing the Communications Workers of America;
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new text begin (4) one member representing health care institutions located in the metropolitan area,
and one member representing health care institutions located in rural areas;
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new text begin (5) three members representing telephone companies, one of whom shall represent
telephone companies with 50,000 or fewer subscribers located outside the metropolitan
area;
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new text begin (6) one member representing cable communications systems providers located
in the metropolitan area, and one member representing cable communications systems
providers located in rural areas;
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new text begin (7) one member representing wireless Internet service providers;
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new text begin (8) one member representing Minnesota counties;
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new text begin (9) two members representing Minnesota cities;
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new text begin (10) four citizen-at-large members representing Internet users, equally divided
between business and residential users in the metropolitan area and rural areas;
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new text begin (11) the commissioner of commerce or the commissioner's designee;
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new text begin (12) the commissioner of employment and economic development or the
commissioner's designee;
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new text begin (13) Office of Enterprise Technology or designee;
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new text begin (14) two members of the senate, including one member from the majority party and
one member from the second largest political party in the senate, one of whom is from the
metropolitan area and one from outside the metropolitan area, appointed by the chair of
the senate committee with primary jurisdiction over telecommunications policy; and
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new text begin (15) two members of the house of representatives, including one member from
the majority party and one member from the second largest political party in the house
of representatives, one of whom is from the metropolitan area and one from outside the
metropolitan area, appointed by the chair of the house committee with primary jurisdiction
over telecommunications policy.
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new text begin For purposes of this paragraph, "metropolitan area" means the counties of Anoka, Carver,
Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.
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new text begin (c) The governor shall designate one of the citizen-at-large members to serve
as chair of the task force. The Department of Commerce shall provide logistical and
administrative support to the task force.
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new text begin (d) By November 1, 2009, the task force shall submit a report to the governor
and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees with
primary jurisdiction over telecommunications policy containing recommendations for the
development of a comprehensive statewide broadband deployment goal and plan. The
report must include, at a minimum:
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new text begin (1) identification of the level of broadband service, including connection speeds for
sending and receiving data, that is reasonably needed by all citizens by 2015;
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new text begin (2) a description of the policies and actions necessary to achieve the goal, including
the elimination of obstacles to investment and the identification of areas in the state that
currently lack infrastructure necessary to support broadband service;
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new text begin (3) a description of the opportunities for the public and private sectors to cooperate
to achieve the goal;
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new text begin (4) an evaluation of strategies, financing methods, and financial incentives used in
other states and countries to support the deployment of high speed broadband;
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new text begin (5) an evaluation and recommendation of the security, vulnerability, and redundancy
actions necessary to ensure the reliability of high-speed broadband;
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new text begin (6) an estimate of the costs of reaching the broadband goal, including capital costs,
and identification of who will bear those costs;
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new text begin (7) a description of economic development opportunities made possible by the wide
dissemination of high-speed broadband; and
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new text begin (8) an evaluation of how access to high-speed broadband can benefit educational
institutions, healthcare institutions, community-based organizations, and government
institutions.
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new text begin (e) This section expires March 2, 2010.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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