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B. An inventory of existing broadband infrastructure assets within the municipality, municipalities or region; C. The results of a gap analysis that defines the additional broadband infrastructure necessary to meet identified needs and goals; D. One or more potential network designs, cost estimates, operating models and potential business models, based on input from broadband providers operating within the municipality, municipalities or region and any other parties that submit a network design solution, to address any broadband gaps identified in the analysis described in paragraph C; and E. An assessment of all existing municipal procedures, policies, rules and ordinances that may have the effect of delaying or increasing the cost of broadband infrastructure deployment. 7. Cash match for planning grants; restrictions. The cash match required from the applicant for a planning grant under subsection 5 may consist of municipal appropriations, private funds, funding from economic development entities and funding from nonprofit entities. The cash match for planning grants may not consist of funds provided by a vendor or private business that proposes to build, operate or provide retail services using the gigabit fiber-optic broadband network. 8. Technical assistance; contract for services. The officeauthority may provide technical assistance to applicants that request assistance with the grant application process. The officeauthority may contract for services to assist in the administration, management and evaluation of the fund. 9. Rules; application procedure. The authority shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules governing the application process for the fund. Rules adopted under this subsection are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 10. Report. Beginning December 15, 2016, the office in consultation with the authority shall provide an annual report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and utility matters on the grants distributed from the fund and an analysis of the fund's activities that have addressed the need for expansion of ultra high-speed broadband access in the State. Sec. W-16. 35-A MRSA §9213, as enacted by PL 2005, c. 665, §3, is amended to read: The revenues derived by the office and the authority from any assessment, transfer of funds, lease, assignment, rental agreement or other disposition or any other revenue must be used for the purposes of this chapter and applied in a competitively neutral fashion and without giving preference to any one form of technology over another. Sec. W-17. 35-A MRSA §9216, sub-§4, A, as amended by PL 2015, c. 284, §10, is further amended to read: 104 of 230
A. Deposit 5% of the funds received under subsection 3 into the ConnectMEBroadband Development Fund established under section 9211 and may use these funds to support the activities of the authority under this section and for the purposes of section 9204-A; and Sec. W-18. 35-A MRSA §9217, first , as enacted by PL 2015, c. 284, §11, is amended to read: § 9217. Community broadband planning The authority shall provideapprove funds for broadband planning grants to municipalities, groups of municipalities or nonprofit local or regional community organizations that are providing local or regional economic development programs to develop plans to expand the availability of broadband services in unserved and underserved areas. Sec. W-19. 35-A MRSA §9218, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 284, §11, is amended to read: 1. Broadband service strategic plan. The office and the authority shall draft a detailed, triennial strategic plan for broadband service that includes quantifiable measures of performance to carry out the duties in section 9204-A and to further the goals and policies in section 9202-A. The strategic plan must include, but is not limited to, budget <strong>allocations</strong>, objectives, targets, measures of performance, implementation strategies, timelines, a definition of "broadband" and other relevant information. This Part accomplishes the following: PART W SUMMARY 1. It changes the name of the ConnectME Authority to the Broadband Development Authority. 2. It creates an Office of Broadband Development within the Department of Economic and Community Development. 3. It moves administration of the ConnectME Fund and the Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund from the Broadband Development Authority to the Office of Broadband Development, renames the ConnectME Fund the Broadband Development Fund and establishes that the funds will be administered in consultation with the authority. PART X Sec. X-1. Attrition savings. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the attrition rate for the 2018-2019 biennium is increased from 1.6% to 5% for judicial branch and executive branch departments and agencies only, with the exception of the District Attorneys Salaries 105 of 230
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