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House committee approves higher admin fees for state broadband closeout
Summary
Lawmakers voted to report Senate Bill 80 favorably after the broadband office described a request to raise administrative and third‑party contractor fees for the Gumbo 1 program to cover project closeout needs through March 2027; members adopted technical and scope amendments limiting increases to Gumbo 1.
The House Committee on Commerce voted to report Senate Bill 80 favorably after hearing from the state Office of Broadband about a request to raise administrative fees on one tranche of federal broadband funds.
Sen. Meisel, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the increase is intended to give the broadband office flexibility to close out the state’s first round of projects quickly and meet federal deadlines. Vineeth (Vinnie) Iyengar, broadband director for the State of Louisiana, said Gumbo 1 projects must be completed…
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