HB 2312-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE) |
Establishes the Washington equitable broadband act. |
Requires the consolidated technology services agency to implement and operate a reverse auction program that awards funding to broadband internet service providers to support high-speed internet infrastructure deployment projects in unserved and underserved rural regions throughout the state. |
Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct an evaluation of the reverse auction program. |
Creates the expanding rural internet access account. |
Requires the state treasurer to transfer the sum of three hundred million dollars from the budget stabilization account to the expanding rural internet access account. |
Makes an appropriation from the expanding rural internet access account to the consolidated technology services agency for the purposes in this act. |