Section 484.3251 – Short Title.

484.3251 Short title. Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “broadband expansion act of Michigan”. History: 2020, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020

Section 484.3252 – Definitions.

484.3252 Definitions. Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) “Applicant” means an internet service provider that submits an application for a grant after collaborating with the community in the unserved area. (b) “Broadband service” means a retail service, not including a satellite service, capable of delivering high-speed internet access at speeds of at least […]

Section 484.3253 – Statewide Broadband Service Grant Program; Appropriation.

484.3253 Statewide broadband service grant program; appropriation. Sec. 3. Within 60 days after receiving an appropriation or federal funding to implement this act, the department shall establish and implement a statewide broadband service grant program called the broadband expansion act of Michigan grant program. Money for the program must be provided by appropriation or by […]

Section 484.3254 – Awarding of Grants for Unserved Areas; Certain Conditions Prohibited; Limitations.

484.3254 Awarding of grants for unserved areas; certain conditions prohibited; limitations. Sec. 4. (1) The department shall only use money from the grant program to award grants to applicants for projects that exclusively extend broadband service into unserved areas in this state and for the department’s costs to administer the program. (2) The department shall […]

Section 484.3255 – Competitive Grant Process; Criteria; Priorities.

484.3255 Competitive grant process; criteria; priorities. Sec. 5. (1) An award of funds must be issued by a competitive grant process. The grant process must be technology neutral, and result in awards to applicants proposing projects based on objective and efficient procedures. The criteria for determining the award of funds must include the following: (a) […]

Section 484.3256 – Competitive Scoring Criteria; Establish and Publish on Website.

484.3256 Competitive scoring criteria; establish and publish on website. Sec. 6. Within 30 days after receiving an appropriation or federal funding to implement this act, the department shall establish and publish on the department’s website the criteria for competitively scoring applications. Within 60 days after the department publishes the criteria, applicants shall submit their applications […]

Section 484.3257 – Application Requirement; Priorities in Making Grant Award Recommendations; Publication of Grant Recommendations; Conditions of Denial.

484.3257 Application requirement; priorities in making grant award recommendations; publication of grant recommendations; conditions of denial. Sec. 7. (1) An applicant for a grant under this act shall provide the following information on the application: (a) The location of the project in the unserved area described by either the specific street addresses to be served […]

Section 484.3258 – Request to Delineate an Area as Unserved; Requirements; Subject to Challenge by Internet Service Providers.

484.3258 Request to delineate an area as unserved; requirements; subject to challenge by internet service providers. Sec. 8. (1) As part of an application under this act, an applicant may request that the department specifically delineate an area within a census block as being an unserved area. To tentatively establish an unserved area within a […]

Section 484.3259 – Notice of Grant Award Recipients.

484.3259 Notice of grant award recipients. Sec. 9. At the time a grant is awarded to an applicant, the department shall immediately provide notice on its website of each application receiving a grant, including the name of the entity, the amount of money being received, the broadband speed, and the unserved area for which the […]

Section 484.3260 – Semiannual Report.

484.3260 Semiannual report. Sec. 10. The department shall require an applicant awarded a grant to submit a semiannual report from the time the applicant receives the grant to 3 years after completion of the project. The semiannual reports must be made available on the department’s website with any proprietary information redacted. The reports must be […]

Section 484.3261 – Falsification of Statement; Ineligible for Grant.

484.3261 Falsification of statement; ineligible for grant. Sec. 11. A person that files a false statement under this act is ineligible to receive a grant under this act the next time grants are issued after filing that false statement. History: 2020, Act 224, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 2020