Erin Houchin
- Republican
Author
Requires the office of community and rural affairs (office) to establish a process to be used before each formal submission of applications for grants from the rural broadband fund (fund) in which the office will: (1) invite any prospective grant applicant to submit a letter of intent identifying all addresses and census blocks that the applicant intends to include in a grant application; and (2) make all addresses and census blocks submitted in letters of intent publicly available for a period of time, during which eligible broadband service providers will have the opportunity to challenge a listed address or census block. Provides that challenges under the new process are to be based on the asserted deployment of "minimum broadband Internet" (defined as a terrestrial connection to the Internet that provides an actual speed of at least 25 megabits per second downstream and at least three megabits per second upstream) at a specific address. Specifies that the process established is to precede and remain distinct from the statutory procedures for actual grant applications. Provides that the department of transportation (INDOT) may require a private entity to agree, as a condition of INDOT leasing a right-of-way to the private entity, that facilities constructed or installed by the private entity in or under the right-of-way, which if removed would: (1) cause irreparable soil disturbance; or (2) have a detrimental effect on INDOT's facilities or on the facilities of other utilities; will be considered abandoned without additional consideration, upon the private entity's written notice to INDOT. Provides that upon being abandoned, a facility may no longer be used for any purpose by any public or private entity.
Public Law 121
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 435: yeas 49, nays 0
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 355: yeas 93, nays 1
Amendment #1 (Manning) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 193: yeas 47, nays 0
House sponsor: Representative Manning
Senators Donato and Leising added as coauthors
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senator Koch added as second author
Senator Garten added as coauthor
Authored by Senator Houchin
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Introduced Senate Bill (S) | |
| Senate Bill (S) | |
| Senate Bill (S) | |
| Senate Bill (H) | |
| Engrossed Senate Bill (H) | |
| Enrolled Senate Bill (S) |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Note: SB0352.06.ENRH.FN001 |
Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Indiana General Assembly.
If you notice any inconsistencies with these official sources, feel free to file an issue.