H 3146 General Bill, By White, Burns, Chumley, Magnuson, McGarry, Taylor, Cobb-Hunter, Forrest, Thayer, Huggins and McDaniel
Summary: Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Program
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 3 TO CHAPTER 7, TITLE 59 SO AS TO CREATE THE "GROWING RURAL ECONOMIES WITH ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY (GREAT) PROGRAM", TO FACILITATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF BROADBAND TO UNSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE, TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO ESTABLISH THE GROWING RURAL ECONOMIES WITH ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY FUND, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PROJECT AREAS ARE INELIGIBLE, TO PROVIDE FOR APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN APPLICATION PRIORITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AND TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTING PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 7, TITLE 59 AS ARTICLE 1, "GENERAL PROVISIONS".
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12/09/20	House	Prefiled
12/09/20	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
01/12/21	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 88)
01/12/21	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 88)
02/03/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
03/09/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel