Legislative Reports

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Bills	Committee	Last action	Date
HB 400 - Wittman - High-speed and broadband internet access; accessibility thereof in underserved areas.	(H) Committee on General Laws (S) Committee on Finance	(S) Signed by President	03/02/06
notes: Adds a provision in the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund to allow grants or loans for the purpose of installing, extending, or increasing the capacity of high-speed or broadband internet access to rural or underserved areas of the Commonwealth. The bill also amends § 2.2-2238.1 to require the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority to address, in its program developed under the section, attracting companies that will provide broadband or high-speed internet access to rural and underserved areas of the Commonwealth.