REGULATION-TECH

This bill amends the Broadband Infrastructure Advancement Act to clarify rules for state agencies managing broadband funding. It requires these agencies to create clear eligibility and selection criteria through administrative rules for projects involving broadband deployment and affordability. Additionally, the bill ensures that electric cooperatives receiving grants for broadband projects do not have to complete work within a five-year window if they need to modify existing easement rights. The legislation applies specifically to state departments overseeing broadband grants and the electric cooperatives that might receive them.