SF 980

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/16/2017 09:04am

A bill for an act
relating to economic development; broadband; modifying the border-to-border
broadband grant program; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes
2016, sections 116J.395, subdivision 7; 116J.398.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.395, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Limitation.

(a) No grant awarded under this section may fund more than 50
percent of the total cost of a project new text begin in an underserved area new text end .

(b) new text begin Grants awarded for projects in unserved areas require a 25 percent match.
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new text begin (c) new text end Grants awarded to a single project under this section must not exceed deleted text begin $5,000,000 deleted text end new text begin
$3,000,000 new text end .

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.398, is amended to read:

116J.398 BROADBAND PREVAILING WAGE EXEMPTION.

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, section 116J.871 does not apply to new text begin :
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new text begin (1) new text end a project receiving a grant under section 116J.395 for the construction, installation,
remodeling, and repair of last-mile infrastructure, as defined under section 116J.394,
paragraph (e) new text begin ; or
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new text begin (2) to any project or portion of a project in unserved areas new text end .

Sec. 3. new text begin BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT
PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $35,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of employment and economic development for deposit in the border-to-border broadband
fund account under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.396, to award grants under that section.
Of this appropriation, no more than $5,000,000 may be used for grants to underserved areas.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end