APPROVED CHAPTER
APRIL 18, 2022 161
BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO
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S.P. 368 - L.D. 1107
Resolve, Directing the Maine Connectivity Authority To Take Further
Actions To Bring High-speed Broadband to Unserved Areas
Sec. 1. Regional partnership strategies. Resolved: That the Maine Connectivity
Authority, established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 35-A, section 9404 and referred
to in this resolve as "the authority," shall seek to encourage and support regional
partnerships among appropriate entities to identify and implement strategies to bring high-
speed broadband to unserved areas of the State. The strategies must involve approaches
and models that recognize and address population densities and the high cost of providing
service to low-density areas; ensure the inclusion of services to all individuals and
communities, including the most disadvantaged populations, within the area, commonly
referred to as “digital inclusion”; and ensure the capacity of relevant communities to
undertake a comprehensive approach to bringing broadband to the area. The strategies
must involve consideration of requirements to receive available funding for expanding
high-speed broadband connectivity as well as the critical nature of providing the
connectivity in a time frame that meets the needs of the area.
Sec. 2. Reports. Resolved: That the authority shall, by January 15, 2023, report to
the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy, utilities
and technology matters any federally approved plans for funding the activities described in
section 1, including from the United States Department of the Treasury’s Capital Projects
Fund or the United States Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and
Information Administration’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program funded
by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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