Introduced
by
To increase from $500,000 to $1 million per year the amount the Michigan Broadband Development Authority is required to designate for loans to broadband internet service providers in “underserved” areas.
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires the Broadband Development Authority to provide that at least 55 percent of the loans it issues go to "rural underserved areas," defined as a county with a population under 70,000 in areas of the state "having the greatest need for broadband development." This would not apply if there were not sufficient qualified applications for the money.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 32 to 2 (details)
To require that at least 55 percent of the loans the state Broadband Development Authority issues go to "rural underserved areas," defined as a county with a population under 70,000 in areas of the state "having the greatest need for broadband development." This would not apply if there were not sufficient qualified applications for the money.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Technology
