72-19-201. Utah Broadband Center -- Creation -- Director -- Duties.
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Effective 7/1/2025
72-19-201. Utah Broadband Center -- Creation -- Director -- Duties.
(1)There is created within the department the Utah Broadband Center.
(2)The executive director shall appoint a director of the broadband center to oversee the operations of the broadband center.
(3)The broadband center shall:
(a)ensure that publicly funded broadband projects continue to be publicly accessible and provide a public benefit;
(b)develop the statewide digital connectivity plan described in Section 72-19-203 ;
(c)carry out the duties described in Section 72-19-202 ;
(d)administer the Broadband Access Grant Program created in Section 72-19-301 ; and
(e)administer the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Grant Program created in Section 72-19-401 .
(4)The broadband center shall ensure efficiency with respect to:
(a)expenditure of funds; and
(b)avoiding duplication of efforts.
(5)The broadband center shall consider administering broadband infrastructure funds in a manner that:
(a)efficiently maximizes the leverage of federal funding;
(b)avoids the use of public funds for broadband facilities that duplicate existing broadband facilities that already meet or exceed federal standards; and
(c)accounts for the benefits and costs to the state of existing facilities, equipment, and services of public and private broadband providers.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 512 , 2025 General Session