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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A1756
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MORELLE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A1756 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 7-B §§178 & 178-a, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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A2660
2009-A1756 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides match-based grants to county-level economic development organizations that are conducting telecommunication assessments for such county; requires the department of public service to conduct a study of the state's high-speed internet infrastructure and report the results to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly.
2009-A1756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1756 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing regional broadband planning grants THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 7-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 7-B REGIONAL BROADBAND PLANNING GRANTS SECTION 178. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. 178-A. BROADBAND GRANTS. S 178. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 WAS DESIGNED TO FOSTER COMPETITION IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, LOWERING PRICES AND IMPROVING SERVICES. UNFORTUNATELY, LONG DISTANCES BETWEEN CITIES AND LOW POPULATION DENSITIES DELAY DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN RURAL AREAS. A "DIGITAL DIVIDE" EXISTS IN NEW YORK STATE BETWEEN PRIMA- RILY URBAN AND RURAL AREAS. TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES HAVE FOCUSED MOST OF THEIR INITIAL BROADBAND OPTICAL FIBER, CELLULAR, AND SATELLITE DISH INVESTMENTS IN THE MOST POPULATED AREAS OF THE STATE WHERE THE RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT IS GREATEST. CONSEQUENTLY, MANY RURAL COMMUNI- TIES MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ADVANCED HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS. THE LACK OF SUCH ACCESS CAN BE AN IMPEDIMENT IN THE EFFORT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN BUSINESS AND JOBS. WHILE A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN ADVANCED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS NOT AN EXISTING BASELINE DATA TO SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR DECISION-MAKING. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS THAT IT IS UP TO INDIVIDUAL JURISDIC- TIONS TO DO THEIR OWN TELECOMMUNICATION ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE WHERE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS EXISTS. A FEW COUNTIES HAVE BEGUN THIS PROC- ESS. THIS LEGISLATION IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE WHERE TELECOMMUNICATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04132-01-9
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