3.0.0 3648 2023-01-11T13:42:43Z 2023-01-11T13:42:43Z Senate S 2020-05-07 116 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-07T18:27:41Z E-BRIDGE Act 116 6491 HR 2020-04-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Related bill CRS 2020-05-07 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2020-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2020-05-07 True Science, Technology, Communications Infrastructure development Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-17T14:12:14Z 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 non-federal share of a broadband project's cost.

]]> E-BRIDGE Act Display Title E-BRIDGE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced E-BRIDGE Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3648is/xml/BILLS-116s3648is.xml 2020-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.