MN HF2736

Appropriates $450,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the Commissioner of Employment and Economic Development for broadband service mapping contracts.

Funds contracts to collect broadband deployment data from Minnesota providers, verify accuracy through field testing, and create public state and county maps showing broadband availability at various upload and download speeds.

Requires analysis of deployment data to inform future broadband infrastructure investments.

Mandates business and residential surveys to measure broadband adoption and usage rates in Minnesota.

Effective the day following final enactment.