S. 1695 · 117th Congress
Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act
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Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 19, 2021
Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects.
Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities.
Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project's cost.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act
Latest action (May 19, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 19, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.