Indian nations, tribes and pueblos may connect to an agency-owned or -operated statewide broadband network in exchange for a mutually agreed upon right-of-way agreement or a service agreement with the chief information officer. The chief information officer shall apply for reimbursements from the federal universal service fund pursuant to Section 254 of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. 254, as such section existed on January 1, 2006, on behalf of Indian nations, tribes and pueblos that execute a right-of-way agreement or service agreement.
§ 9-27-26 NMSA 1978
Indian nations, tribes and pueblos; agency-owned or -operated broadband network; statewide broadband; right-of-way agreement and service agreement
Known as the Department of Information Technology Act
The act spans §§ 9–9 (29 sections).
Laws 2017, ch. 7, § 9; 2023, ch. 132, § 6.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.