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House Journal: Page 2023: Thursday, April 27, 1995

 3   clause and inserting the following:
 4     "Section 1.  APPROPRIATIONS.
 5     1.  PART III AUTHORIZED USERS.
 6     a.  There is appropriated from the general fund of
 7   the state to the Iowa telecommunications network fund
 8   under the control of the Iowa telecommunications and
 9   technology commission for the fiscal year beginning
10   July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 1996, the following
11   amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used
12   for the purpose designated:
13     For the connection of a minimum of 100 Part III
14   authorized users as determined by the commission and
15   communicated to the general assembly:
16   	$      18,540,000
17     It is the intent of the general assembly that the
18   contracts for the connection of such authorized user
19   sites be awarded based on the low site-by-site,
20   defined geographical area, or merged area bids as
21   determined by the commission and communicated to the
22   general assembly.  It is also the intent of the
23   general assembly that all area education agencies
24   which are not connected to the network be connected to
25   the network during the fiscal year which begins on
26   July 1, 1995.  It is also the intent of the general
27   assembly that the contracts awarded for the
28   connections funded pursuant to this subsection include
29   a lease period of seven years with the option for an
30   extension of three additional years.
31     b.  It is the intent of the general assembly that
32   the appropriation provided for in this section and the
33   connections to be made with that appropriation
34   represent the first phase of a plan the total cost of
35   which is anticipated to be approximately $94,690,000.
36   It is intended that the first four years of the plan
37   include the connection of a minimum of 474 Part III
38   authorized users.  It is anticipated that the total
39   cost of connections to be completed in the first four
40   years of the plan which are to be funded by the
41   general assembly through general fund appropriations
42   is to be approximately $80,880,000 with additional
43   lease costs to be incurred in years five through eight
44   of approximately $13,810,000.  The costs identified in
45   this paragraph include all maintenance costs
46   associated with state-owned hardware, and a three
47   percent increase for inflation in fiscal year 1997-
48   1998 and a six percent increase for inflation in
49   fiscal year 1998-1999.
50     2.  SUPPORT SERVICES.  There is appropriated from

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 1   the general fund of the state to the Iowa
 2   telecommunications network fund under the control of
 3   the Iowa telecommunications and technology commission

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