As used in the Broadband Access and Expansion Act:
A. "broadband infrastructure" means any cable or device used for high-capacity transmission of a wide range of frequencies enabling a large number of electronic messages to be transmitted or received simultaneously;
B. "broadband office" means the office of broadband access and expansion;
C. "director" means the director of the broadband office;
D. "local government" means the government of a municipality, county or political subdivision of the state;
E. "public educational institution" means a public school, a school district, a public post-secondary educational institution or a state agency that provides administrative, funding or technical support to public schools, school districts and public post-secondary educational institutions;
F. "quality of service" means the standards established by the federal communications commission; and
G. "statewide broadband plan" means a plan, including recommended statutory changes and implementation procedures, for the development and expansion of broadband infrastructure and services throughout the state to meet the needs:
(1) for the delivery of internet-based educational, medical and emergency services;
(2) for local and tribal communities to foster and recruit internet-reliant business and industry and to promote economic development and job creation; and
(3) to support internet-reliant state, local and tribal government agency functions and facilitate the delivery of governmental services in a manner that is competitive with similar government agencies in neighboring states.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 123, § 2.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 123 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 18, 2021, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.