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Establishing a satellite internet grant program
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 15, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill creates a satellite internet grant program under the office of the chief information officer to provide broadband connection to Iowans with limited or nonexistent internet connectivity. The bill defines “initial hardware costs” to mean manufacturing and equipment costs generated from accessing a satellite. The bill defines “satellite” to mean an electronic infrastructure orbiting the earth at atmospheric altitudes between 200 kilometers and 2,000 kilometers that facilitates broadband service.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that a person may apply for grants administered by the office to cover up to the initial hardware costs for satellite interconnection if certain criteria are satisfied. Criteria for awarding a grant include providing broadband service to areas with no broadband, a statement of the initial hardware costs for the satellite project, interconnection facilitating internet service that provides certain minimum download and upload speeds, and other standards and criteria as determined by the office.
House subcommittee
Named February 15, 2022. On February 16, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§8B.11A
Amends§8B.4
Lobbying
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