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1 1 Section 1. Section 8D.13, subsection 5, unnumbered
1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 The state shall lease all fiberoptic cable facilities or
1 4 facilities with DS-3 capacity for Part III connections for
1 5 which state funding is provided. The state shall lease all
1 6 fiberoptic cable facilities or facilities with DS-3 or DS-1
1 7 capacity for the judicial branch, judicial district department
1 8 of correctional services, and state agency connections for
1 9 which state funding is provided. Such facilities shall be
1 10 leased from qualified providers. The state shall not own such
1 11 facilities, except for those facilities owned by the state as
1 12 of January 1, 1994. Notwithstanding any other provision of
1 13 this section, the state may negotiate the acquisition of a
1 14 Part III connection following the termination of a lease with
1 15 a qualified provider for such a Part III connection, if the
1 16 commission determines it to be in the best interest of the
1 17 network.
1 18 EXPLANATION
1 19 This bill provides that the state of Iowa may acquire
1 20 ownership of Part III Iowa communications network video
1 21 connections after the termination of a lease for such
1 22 connections, previously entered into between the state and a
1 23 qualified provider. The bill provides that ownership shall be
1 24 negotiated if the Iowa telecommunications and technology
1 25 commission determines that the acquisition is in the best
1 26 interest of the Iowa communications network.
1 27 LSB 1530HH 80
1 28 rn/sh/8
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