67-4761. IDAHO BROADBAND ADVISORY BOARD. (1) There is hereby created within the department of commerce the Idaho broadband advisory board. The advisory board shall consist of three (3) members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, three (3) members of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, and three (3) members of the public appointed by the governor.
(2) The advisory board shall be responsible for creating a statewide broadband plan that will determine the manner of structuring, prioritizing, and dispersing grants from the Idaho broadband fund to areas of the state that are most in need and shall have the authority to determine which broadband projects are undertaken pursuant to this section. In the preparation, adoption, and implementation of the statewide broadband plan, the advisory board shall solicit the participation and assistance of state agencies with pertinent expertise. All agencies of the state of Idaho shall cooperate with the advisory board by providing requested research, information, and studies pertaining in any manner to the statewide broadband plan.
(3) Once the statewide broadband plan has been adopted by a majority vote of the broadband advisory board, copies of the plan shall be filed in the office of the governor, posted on the website of the advisory board or the department of commerce, and published and distributed in any other manner determined appropriate by the advisory board.
(4) Following adoption of the statewide broadband plan, the board shall administer the implementation of the plan and shall maintain and revise the plan as necessary.
(5) Any state agency may petition the board to revise the statewide broadband plan. The board shall review any petition filed pursuant to this section within three (3) months after it is filed and shall either take action to revise the broadband plan or set forth its reasons for denying the request in writing.
History:
[67-4761, added 2021, ch. 137, sec. 2, p. 383.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
Chapter 47 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Section 67-4701 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CREATED.
Section 67-4702 - AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.
Section 67-4703 - POWERS AND DUTIES.
Section 67-4703A - FOREIGN TRADE ZONES.
Section 67-4704 - ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL — APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS — QUALIFICATIONS.
Section 67-4705 - IDAHO DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICITY ACCOUNT.
Section 67-4706 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Section 67-4707 - FUNDS OF DEPARTMENT.
Section 67-4708 - BUSINESS RECORDS.
Section 67-4710 - DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 67-4711 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 67-4712 - IDAHO TRAVEL AND CONVENTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL — CREATED — APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.
Section 67-4713 - MEMBERS’ QUALIFICATIONS — TERM OF OFFICE — CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Section 67-4714 - MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL.
Section 67-4715 - DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.
Section 67-4716 - ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES — LIMITATION.
Section 67-4717 - REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 67-4718 - ASSESSMENT — COUNCIL ACCOUNT.
Section 67-4720 - TOURIST INFORMATION SIGNS.
Section 67-4722 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING ACCOUNT.
Section 67-4723 - GRANTS — STANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATION.
Section 67-4723A - IDAHO SMALL BUSINESS FEDERAL FUNDING ASSISTANCE ACT — FUND CREATED.
Section 67-4724 - RETURN TO THE STATE.
Section 67-4725 - IDAHO GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURIAL MISSION GRANT FUND.
Section 67-4729 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND IGEM COUNCIL RULES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Section 67-4730 - IDAHO GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURIAL MISSION (IGEM) RESEARCH.
Section 67-4731 - COMMERCIALIZATION REVENUE DISTRIBUTION.
Section 67-4732 - IDAHO OPPORTUNITY FUND — SHORT TITLE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Section 67-4733 - DIRECTOR RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Section 67-4734 - IDAHO OPPORTUNITY FUND.
Section 67-4735 - AGREEMENTS REQUIRED AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
Section 67-4736 - ANNUAL REPORT BY DIRECTOR.
Section 67-4737 - IDAHO REIMBURSEMENT INCENTIVE ACT — SHORT TITLE — LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Section 67-4738 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 67-4739 - APPLICATION — PROCESS — AGREEMENTS — REIMBURSEMENT.
Section 67-4740 - AGREEMENT WITH APPLICANT.
Section 67-4741 - APPLICANT’S ANNUAL REPORTING PROCEDURE.
Section 67-4742 - ANNUAL REPORTING BY DEPARTMENT.
Section 67-4743 - SUSPENSION OF IDAHO REIMBURSEMENT INCENTIVE ACT.
Section 67-4744 - DIRECTOR RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.