Section 41-23-281 – Annual Report.
Section 41-23-281 Annual report. (a) Beginning May 17, 2022, and in conjunction with the annual meeting of the authority and the Alabama Rural Broadband Oversight Committee, as provided for in Section 41-23-272(e), ADECA shall provide a report to the Legislature on all of the following: (1) A summary of the goals and objectives relating to […]
Section 41-23-197 – Eligibility.
Section 41-23-197 Eligibility. Any of the following entities are eligible to apply to the department for funding from the trust fund: (1) Not-for-profit organizations. (2) Municipalities. (3) Counties. (4) Public transit authorities. (Act 2018-161, §8.)
Section 41-23-254 – Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Oversight Committee.
Section 41-23-254 Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Oversight Committee. (a) The Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Oversight Committee is created. The committee shall consist of the Chair of the House Ways and Means Education Committee or designee, the Chair of the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee or designee, two members appointed by the Speaker […]
Section 41-23-210 – Short Title.
Section 41-23-210 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Broadband Accessibility Act. (Act 2018-395, §1.)
Section 41-23-255 – Amount of Grants; Applications.
Section 41-23-255 Amount of grants; applications. (a) The amount of research and development enhancement grants awarded by ADECA shall be subject to the appropriations of the Legislature. No research entity shall receive a research and development enhancement grant of more than 20 percent of the maximum amount awarded in a single fiscal year. The grants […]
Section 41-23-211 – Legislative Findings.
Section 41-23-211 Legislative findings. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-138 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. The Legislature finds that the availability of high-speed broadband services, with the preference of speeds of 100 megabits per second of download speed and 100 megabits per […]
Section 41-23-256 – Effective Date of Grant Program.
Section 41-23-256 Effective date of grant program. The grant program established under this article shall be effective beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. (Act 2019-404, §7.)
Section 41-23-212 – Definitions.
Section 41-23-212 Definitions. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-138 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings: (1) ADECA. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. (2) END USER. A residential, […]
Section 41-23-270 – Short Title.
Section 41-23-270 Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Connect Alabama Act of 2021. (Act 2021-465, §1.)
Section 41-23-213 – Grant Program; Rulemaking Authority; Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund.
Section 41-23-213 Grant program; rulemaking authority; Alabama Broadband Accessibility Fund. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-138 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MARCH 15, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) The Director of ADECA may establish and administer the broadband accessibility grant program for the purpose of promoting the deployment […]