Iowa 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HF 586 — A bill for an act relating to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums. (Formerly HSB 53.)

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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House File 586 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 586 BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 53) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums.
House File 586 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 586 BY COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 53) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 23, 2021) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums.
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Section 8B.4, subsection 17, Code 2021, is amended by striking the subsection.
Section 8B.25, subsection 2, Code 2021, is amended to read as follows:
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The office shall lead and coordinate a program to provide for the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such conduit does not exist.
The chief information officer shall consult and coordinate with applicable agencies and entities, including public utilities as defined in section 476.1, the state department of transportation, the economic development authority, county boards of supervisors, municipal governing bodies, the farm-to-market review board, county conservation boards, and the boards, commissions, or agencies in control of state parks, as determined appropriate to ensure that the opportunity is provided to lay or install fiberoptic network conduit wherever a state-funded construction project involves trenching, boring, a bridge, a roadway, or opening of the ground, or alongside any state-owned infrastructure.
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A single point of contact designated in an application submitted pursuant to subsection 6 shall be responsible for all of the following:
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586 submitted pursuant to subsection 6 shall be responsible for all of the following:
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NEW SECTION.
306.48 Fiberoptic network conduit installation program.
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For purposes of this section:
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“Fiberoptic network conduit” means a pipe, vault, or duct used to enclose fiberoptic cable facilities buried alongside a roadway or surface mounted on a bridge, overpass, or other facility where placement below ground is impossible or impractical.
“Fiberoptic network conduit” does not include electronics or cable.
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“Public funding” does not include a tax exemption authorized under section 427.1, subsection 40.
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“Where such conduit does not exist” means that private or publicly owned fiberoptic cable is not currently within a linear range of five hundred feet or less in any one direction.
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The department shall lead and coordinate a program to provide for the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such conduit does not exist.
The department shall consult and coordinate with applicable agencies and entities, including the office of the chief information officer, the economic development authority, county boards of supervisors, LSB 1134HV (3) 89 -4- jda/rn 4/6 H.F.
586 municipal governing bodies, the farm-to-market review board, county conservation boards, and the boards, commissions, or agencies in control of state parks, as determined appropriate to ensure that the opportunity is provided to lay or install fiberoptic network conduit wherever a construction project utilizing public funding involves opening of the ground alongside a primary road.
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The department may contract with a nongovernmental third party to manage, lease, install, or otherwise provide fiberoptic network conduit access for projects described in this section.
This section does not require coordination with or approval from the department pursuant to this program or installation of fiberoptic conduit as required by this section for construction projects not using public funding.
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To facilitate the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such conduit does not exist, the department shall maintain an up-to-date list of construction projects utilizing public funding that involve the opening of the ground alongside a primary road and shall publish the list on the department’s internet site.
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Section 8B.25, Code 2021, is repealed.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
This bill relates to the development and utilization of high-speed electronic transmission mediums, including certifications to be issued by the economic development authority and the fiberoptic conduit installation program.
The bill requires the authority to establish a broadband forward certification program and a telecommuter forward certification program.
The bill provides application requirements for each program.
The objective of the broadband forward certification program is to encourage political subdivisions to further develop broadband infrastructure and access to broadband.
The bill limits the activities of a LSB 1134HV (3) 89 -5- jda/rn 5/6 H.F.
586 political subdivision that has been certified as a broadband forward community with respect to broadband infrastructure projects.
The objective of the telecommuter forward certification program is to encourage political subdivisions to further develop and promote the availability of telecommuting.
The bill requires the authority to develop criteria for evaluating applications for broadband forward certification and telecommuter forward certification.
The bill provides that such criteria shall take into account the applicant’s individual circumstances and economic goals.
The bill additionally provides that the authority shall consult with local government entities and local economic development officials when evaluating an application.
The bill repeals the fiberoptic network conduit installation program under the authority of the office of the chief information officer and reestablishes the program under the purview of the department of transportation.
The fiberoptic network conduit installation program provides that the department of transportation is to administer a program related to the installation of fiberoptic network conduit where such conduit does not exist.
More specifically, the department is to coordinate with applicable agencies and entities to ensure there is an opportunity to install fiberoptic network conduit during certain projects.
The bill also requires the department to maintain and publish on its internet site a list of construction projects utilizing public funding that involve opening the ground alongside a private road.
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Action History

  1. Fiscal note.

  2. Read first time, referred to Commerce.

  3. Message from House.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed House, yeas 96, nays none.

  6. Amendments H-1148 and H-1161 withdrawn.

  7. Amendment H-1231 adopted.

  8. Amendment H-1231 filed.

  9. Amendment H-1161 filed.

  10. Amendment H-1148 filed.

  11. Fiscal note.

  12. Introduced, placed on calendar.

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