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Senate committee advances bill letting local improvement districts finance broadband
Summary
The committee voted to pass House Bill 17‑88, which expands municipal and property improvement district powers to build and finance broadband through public‑private partnerships and to form special broadband improvement districts; proponents stressed connectivity needs and access to grants.
Representative Feige presented House Bill 17‑88 to the committee as a measure to expand broadband access statewide by amending statutes that govern improvement districts. Dylan Lofton (law clerk, Association of Arkansas Counties) explained the bill creates two pathways: existing improvement‑party entities would get explicit authority to contract for and…
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