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Assembly Bill A11302

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to study the feasibility of a municipal broadband program within the state

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2017-A11302 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A2037

2017-A11302 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission to study the feasibility of a municipal broadband program within the state.

2017-A11302 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11302
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 15, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Gunther) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT directing the public service commission to study the feasibility
   of a municipal broadband program within the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The chair of the public service commission shall study and
 evaluate the feasibility of a municipal broadband program.
   § 2. The public service commission shall evaluate such data  with  the
 assistance of experts in:
   a. internet speed;
   b. telecommunications; and
   c. broadband infrastructure.
   §  3. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 public service commission shall submit to the governor and the  legisla-
 ture a report on the feasibility of a municipal broadband program within
 the state.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16432-01-8

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