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ME LD1096
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Arthur Mingo
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AI Summary
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Expands the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund to allow municipalities to use project grant funding to repay existing debt incurred for constructing municipally owned gigabit fiber-optic broadband networks
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Authorizes the Maine Connectivity Authority to make direct loans or grants to municipalities specifically for repaying debt related to broadband infrastructure construction
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Requires the Maine Connectivity Authority to permit grant or award funds to be used for municipal broadband debt repayment unless prohibited by the federal agency or other funding source
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Defines "municipal entity" as a single municipality or group of municipalities working together on broadband network projects
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Referred to the Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology on March 18, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act to Allow Municipalities That Have Financed Fiber-optic Broadband Infrastructure to Use Loans or Grants to Repay Associated Debt
Telecommunications
Last Action
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
5/21/2025