Georgia § 50-40-40 - Certification as broadband ready community; requirements for certification.
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§ 50-40-40. Certification as broadband ready community; requirements for certification.
A political subdivision that has a comprehensive plan that includes the promotion of the deployment of broadband services, as required pursuant to Code Sections 36-70-6 and 50-8-7.1, may apply to the Department of Community Affairs for certification as a broadband ready community. The department shall by rules and regulations prescribe the form and manner for making an application. The department shall prescribe by rules and regulations a process for public notice and comment on an application for a period of at least 30 days after such application is received, except that such process shall not apply to an application by a political subdivision that enacts a model ordinance developed by the department under Code Section 50-40-41. The department shall approve an application and certify a political subdivision as a broadband ready community if the department determines that such political subdivision has enacted an ordinance that complies with Code Section 50-40-41 . If the process for public notice and comment applies to an application, the department shall, before approving such application, consider any public comments made regarding such application. (Code 1981, § 50-40-40 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 629, § 6-1/SB 402.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2018, "Code Section 50-40-41" was substituted for "Code Section 50-39-41" throughout the Code section.
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