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NORTH CAROLINA
RESOLUTION REGARDING
ORANGE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE MATTER
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of ' County Commissioners of .
Orange County that the Board hereby requests the Senator and
Representatives representing Orange County to introduce and
support the following legislative matter:
1. AN ACT TO ADD ORANGE COUNTY TO S.L. 2011-163
AUTHORIZING NASH COUNTY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO PROMOTE
BROADBAND IN UNSERVED AREAS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN THE -COUNTY (Exhibit A)
Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by
Commissioner -, the foregoing resolution was adopted
this the 3"d day of April, 2012.
I, Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the
County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said
Board at a meeting held on April 3, 2012 as relates in any way
to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are
recorded in Minute Book No. ,- of the minutes of said Board.
WITNESS m the seal of said County, this 4th day of
April, 2012
erk to Hie Board of Commissioners
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EXIDBTT A
BILL DRAFT 2012-
1 AN ACT TO ADD ORANGE COUNTY TO S.L. 2011-163 AUTHORIZING NASH
2 COUNTY TO PRO'V'IDE GRANTS TO PROMOTE BROADBAND IN UNSERVED
3 AREAS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY.
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5 The General Assembly of Forth Carolina enacts:
6 SECTION 1. A county may provide grants to unaffiliated providers of high speed
7 Internet broadband for the purpose of expanding service in unserved areas for economic
8 ' development in the county. The grants shall be awarded on a technology neutral basis, shall be
9 open to qualified applicaxa% and may require matching funds by the private provider. The
10 county shall use only unrestricted generil fund revenue for the grants.
11 SECTION 2. Nothing in this act authorizes a county to provide high speed Internet
12 broadband service.
13 SECTION 3. This act applies only to Nash County and Orange County.
14 SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law.
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