Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.330 - Department of Commerce.
43.330.534 - Broadband office—Powers and duties.

RCW 43.330.534
Broadband office—Powers and duties. (Effective until July 1, 2023.)

(1) The office has the power and duty to:
(a) Serve as the central broadband planning body for the state of Washington;
(b) Coordinate with local governments, tribes, public and private entities, nonprofit organizations, and consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities to develop strategies and plans promoting deployment of broadband infrastructure and greater broadband access, while protecting proprietary information;
(c) Review existing broadband initiatives, policies, and public and private investments;
(d) Develop, recommend, and implement a statewide plan to encourage cost-effective broadband access and to make recommendations for increased usage, particularly in rural and other unserved areas;
(e) Update the state's broadband goals and definitions for broadband service in unserved areas as technology advances, except that the state's definition for broadband service may not be actual speeds less than twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload; and
(f) Encourage public-private partnerships to increase deployment and adoption of broadband services and applications.
(2) When developing plans or strategies for broadband deployment, the office must consider:
(a) Partnerships between communities, tribes, nonprofit organizations, local governments, consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities, and public and private entities;
(b) Funding opportunities that provide for the coordination of public, private, state, and federal funds for the purposes of making broadband infrastructure or broadband services available to rural and unserved areas of the state;
(c) Barriers to the deployment, adoption, and utilization of broadband service, including affordability of service and project coordination logistics; and
(d) Requiring minimum broadband service of twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload speed, that is scalable to faster service.
(3) The office may assist applicants for the grant and loan program created in RCW 43.155.160 with seeking federal funding or matching grants and other grant opportunities for deploying broadband services.
(4) The office may take all appropriate steps to seek and apply for federal funds for which the office is eligible, and other grants, and accept donations, and must deposit these funds in the statewide broadband account created in RCW 43.155.165.
(5) In carrying out its purpose, the office may collaborate with the utilities and transportation commission, the office of the chief information officer, the department of commerce, the community economic revitalization board, the department of transportation, the public works board, the state librarian, and all other relevant state agencies.

[ 2021 c 258 § 3; 2019 c 365 § 4.]
NOTES:

Findings—Intent—2021 c 258: See note following RCW 47.44.160.


Findings—2019 c 365: See note following RCW 43.330.532.


(1) The office has the power and duty to:
(a) Serve as the central broadband planning body for the state of Washington;
(b) Coordinate with local governments, tribes, public and private entities, public housing agencies, nonprofit organizations, and consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities to develop strategies and plans promoting deployment of broadband infrastructure and greater broadband access, while protecting proprietary information;
(c) Review existing broadband initiatives, policies, and public and private investments;
(d) Develop, recommend, and implement a statewide plan to encourage cost-effective broadband access and to make recommendations for increased usage, particularly in rural and other unserved areas;
(e) Update the state's broadband goals and definitions for broadband service in unserved areas as technology advances, except that the state's definition for broadband service may not be actual speeds less than twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload; and
(f) Encourage public-private partnerships to increase deployment and adoption of broadband services and applications.
(2) When developing plans or strategies for broadband deployment, the office must consider:
(a) Partnerships between communities, tribes, nonprofit organizations, local governments, consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities, and public and private entities;
(b) Funding opportunities that provide for the coordination of public, private, state, and federal funds for the purposes of making broadband infrastructure or broadband services available to rural and unserved areas of the state;
(c) Barriers to the deployment, adoption, and utilization of broadband service, including affordability of service and project coordination logistics; and
(d) Requiring minimum broadband service of twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload speed, that is scalable to faster service.
(3) The office may assist applicants for the grant and loan program created in RCW 43.155.160, the digital equity opportunity program created in RCW 43.330.412, and the digital equity planning grant program created in RCW 43.330.5393 with seeking federal funding or matching grants and other grant opportunities for deploying or increasing adoption of broadband services.
(4) The office may take all appropriate steps to seek and apply for federal funds for which the office is eligible, and other grants, and accept donations, and must deposit these funds in the statewide broadband account created in RCW 43.155.165.
(5) The office shall coordinate an outreach effort to hard-to-reach communities and low-income communities across the state to provide information about broadband programs available to consumers of these communities. The outreach effort must include, but is not limited to, providing information to applicable communities about the federal lifeline program and other low-income broadband benefit programs. The outreach effort must be reviewed by the office of equity annually. The office may contract with other public or private entities to conduct outreach to communities as provided under this subsection.
(6) In carrying out its purpose, the office may collaborate with the utilities and transportation commission, the office of the chief information officer, the department of commerce, the community economic revitalization board, the department of transportation, the public works board, the state librarian, and all other relevant state agencies.

[ 2022 c 265 § 303; 2021 c 258 § 3; 2019 c 365 § 4.]
NOTES:

Effective date—2022 c 265 §§ 101, 102, 301-305, and 401: See note following RCW 43.330.530.


Short title—Findings—Intent—2022 c 265: See notes following RCW 43.330.539.


Findings—Intent—2021 c 258: See note following RCW 47.44.160.


Findings—2019 c 365: See note following RCW 43.330.532.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.330 - Department of Commerce.

43.330.005 - Findings.

43.330.007 - Management responsibility.

43.330.010 - Definitions.

43.330.020 - Department created.

43.330.030 - Director—Appointment—Salary.

43.330.040 - Director powers and duties.

43.330.050 - Community and economic development responsibilities.

43.330.060 - Trade and business responsibilities.

43.330.062 - Recruitment and retention of business—Protocols for associate development organizations and department staff.

43.330.065 - Identification of countries of strategic importance for international trade relations.

43.330.068 - International companies investing in Washington—Eligibility for excise tax incentives.

43.330.070 - Local development capacity—Training and technical assistance.

43.330.075 - Local government regulation and policy handouts—Technical assistance.

43.330.080 - Coordination of community and economic development services—Contracts with county-designated associate development organizations—Scope of services—Business services training.

43.330.082 - Contracting associate development organizations—Performance measures and summary of best practices—Remediation plans—Report.

43.330.084 - Washington state quality award—Reimbursement of application fee.

43.330.086 - Contracts with associate development organizations—Schedule of awards.

43.330.090 - Economic diversification strategies—Targeted industry sectors—Film and video production.

43.330.094 - Tourism development and promotion account—Promotion of tourism industry.

43.330.100 - Local infrastructure and public facilities—Grants and loans.

43.330.110 - Housing—Energy assistance.

43.330.120 - Growth management.

43.330.125 - Assistance to counties and cities.

43.330.130 - Services to poor and disadvantaged persons—Preschool children—Substance abuse—Family services—Fire protection and emergency management.

43.330.135 - Court-appointed special advocate programs—Funds—Eligibility.

43.330.145 - Entrepreneurial assistance—Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families—Cooperation with agencies for training and industrial recruitment.

43.330.150 - Fees—Conferences, workshops, training.

43.330.152 - Fees—Service and product delivery areas.

43.330.155 - Community and economic development fee account.

43.330.156 - Fees—Adoption by rule.

43.330.165 - Housing for farmworkers—Proposal review and funding recommendations—Farmworker housing advisory group.

43.330.167 - Washington youth and families fund.

43.330.170 - Statewide housing market analysis.

43.330.181 - Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.

43.330.184 - Apple health and homes account.

43.330.187 - Rapid permanent supportive housing acquisition and development program.

43.330.190 - Reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs.

43.330.250 - Economic development strategic reserve account—Authorized expenditures—Transfer of excess funds to the education construction account.

43.330.260 - Inventory of economic development grant opportunities—Joint efforts for grant seeking and attracting major events.

43.330.270 - Innovation partnership zone program.

43.330.280 - Documentation of clusters of companies having a comparative competitive advantage—Process and criteria—Working group.

43.330.300 - Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.

43.330.310 - Comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative—Establishment.

43.330.320 - Obtaining energy efficiency services—Awarding grants to financial institutions—Credit enhancements.

43.330.330 - Funding energy efficiency improvements—Risk reduction mechanisms—Legislative intent.

43.330.340 - Appliance efficiency rebate program.

43.330.350 - Use of moneys by local municipalities to leverage financing for energy efficiency projects.

43.330.360 - Findings—Involvement of state bond authorities in financing energy efficiency projects.

43.330.365 - Electric vehicle incentive account.

43.330.370 - Evergreen jobs initiative.

43.330.375 - Evergreen jobs efforts—Coordination and support—Identification of technologies, barriers, and strategies—Outreach efforts—Performance reports.

43.330.400 - Broadband mapping account—Federal broadband data improvement act funding—Coordination of broadband mapping activities.

43.330.403 - Reporting availability of high-speed internet—Survey of high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by state agencies—Geographic information system map—Rules.

43.330.406 - Procurement of geographic information system map—Accountability and oversight structure—Application of public records act.

43.330.409 - Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption—Reports.

43.330.412 - Community technology opportunity program—Administration—Grant program.

43.330.421 - Advisory group on digital inclusion and technology planning.

43.330.425 - Advisory committee on permanent supportive housing.

43.330.430 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Definitions.

43.330.431 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Trust fund.

43.330.432 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Authority of state investment board—Authority of governing board.

43.330.433 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Governing board—Liability of governing board and state investment board.

43.330.434 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Endowment principles.

43.330.435 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Development of operating plan—Elements.

43.330.436 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Program implementation and administration.

43.330.437 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Rules.

43.330.440 - Multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects—Establishment—Reports.

43.330.460 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Definitions.

43.330.462 - Washington achieving a better life experience program account.

43.330.464 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Investment of moneys—Responsibility of state investment board, governing board, and investment manager.

43.330.466 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Established—Governing board—Administrative support—Colocation with developmental disabilities endowment governing board—Advisory committees—Interagency agreements—Limited liability.

43.330.468 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Governing board authority.

43.330.480 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Definitions.

43.330.482 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program.

43.330.486 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.

43.330.488 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Account.

43.330.500 - Life sciences discovery fund.

43.330.502 - Life sciences discovery fund—Grants and contracts by department.

43.330.504 - Life sciences discovery fund—Department powers.

43.330.506 - Life sciences discovery fund—Limitation of liability.

43.330.510 - Keep Washington working statewide work group.

43.330.515 - Military installation incompatible development—Defense community compatibility account—Grants.

43.330.520 - Military installation incompatible development—Project list—Report.

43.330.530 - Broadband office—Definitions.

43.330.532 - Broadband office—Established—Purpose.

43.330.534 - Broadband office—Powers and duties.

43.330.536 - Broadband office—Goals.

43.330.538 - Broadband office—Reports.

43.330.539 - Broadband office—Digital equity plan.

43.330.5393 - Digital equity planning grant program.

43.330.5395 - Digital equity forum.

43.330.540 - Cannabis social equity technical assistance grant program.

43.330.542 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of commerce.

43.330.545 - Community engagement grants—Law enforcement.

43.330.550 - Employer-supported child care—Technical assistance.

43.330.560 - Office of renewable fuels—Definitions.

43.330.565 - Office of renewable fuels—Established.

43.330.570 - Office of renewable fuels—Duties.

43.330.575 - Renewable fuels accelerator account.

43.330.700 - Findings—Homeless youth.

43.330.702 - Homeless youth—Definitions.

43.330.705 - Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs.

43.330.706 - Homeless youth—Data and outcomes measures—Report.

43.330.710 - Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs—Report to the director—Grants—Program management and oversight.

43.330.715 - Homeless youth—Training program.

43.330.717 - Homeless youth—Review of state-funded programs.

43.330.720 - Unaccompanied youth—Publicly funded system of care—Department of children, youth, and families and the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs to develop plan.

43.330.723 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Flexible funding.

43.330.724 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Housing stability for youth in crisis pilot programs.

43.330.725 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—System of care grants.

43.330.730 - Finding—2015 c 296.

43.330.732 - Definitions.

43.330.735 - Washington small business retirement marketplace.

43.330.737 - Private sector contractor's duties—Director's duties—Rollovers—Rules—Participation of private sector financial services firms.

43.330.740 - Payment of marketplace expenses—Use of private and federal funding.

43.330.742 - Federal employment retirement income act liability—Prohibition on state-based retirement plan for nonstate employees.

43.330.745 - Incentive payments.

43.330.747 - Effectiveness and efficiency of the Washington small business retirement marketplace—Biennial report.

43.330.750 - Rules—Rule development process.

43.330.760 - Intent—2021 c 64.

43.330.762 - Manufacturing—Goals and strategies—Reports—Manufacturing council.

43.330.765 - Manufacturing—Regional strategies—Grants.

43.330.767 - Manufacturing cluster acceleration account.

43.330.770 - Manufacturing—Workforce innovation sector lead—Reports.

43.330.772 - Subject to appropriation.

43.330.900 - References to director and department.

43.330.901 - Captions.

43.330.902 - Effective date—1993 c 280.

43.330.9021 - Effective date—1994 c 5.

43.330.904 - Transfer of certain state energy office powers, duties, and functions—References to director—Appointment of assistant director.

43.330.905 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to county public health assistance.

43.330.907 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to administrative and support services for the building code council.

43.330.908 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the drug prosecution assistance program.

43.330.909 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the energy facility site evaluation council.

43.330.910 - Transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services—High-speed internet activities.

43.330.911 - Short title—2015 c 69.

43.330.912 - Conflict with federal requirements—2015 c 296.