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Committee briefed on $1.2B federal BEAD package and $280M state match appropriation
Summary
House Bill 20 16 would provide federal expenditure authority and state bond match to pursue NTIA BEAD broadband grants: $1.2 billion federal expenditure authority and $280 million in state bonds, with state matching distribution criteria including affordability, fair labor, open access and digital navigation services.
The Capital Budget Committee on Feb. 25 received a staff briefing and public comment on House Bill 20 16, a financing bill that would provide federal expenditure authority and state matching bonds tied to the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Committee staff explained that BEAD is the federal NTIA program created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand high‑speed internet, and that the program typically requires a 25% nonfederal match for deployment projects. The bill as briefed would appropriate…
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