Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-9205

A. The Oklahoma Broadband Office shall:

1. Conduct a study of and continually monitor broadband access

in the state to assess:

a. existing capabilities to access broadband

telecommunication services,

b. the costs of obtaining broadband services from

existing providers,

c. the estimated cost to improve broadband access, and

d. the likelihood of changes in broadband access in the

near and intermediate future based on available

information regarding public and private programs to

enhance access and adoption; and

2. Maintain, update, and execute the Statewide Broadband Plan

as necessary.

B. The Office shall incorporate the information as described in

subsection A of this section into a mapping system that depicts

resources, broadband coverage, connectivity speeds, and other such

features as the Office deems relevant. The Office may also purchase

data sets it deems necessary to complete such mapping system.

C. The Office shall establish policies and regulations as may

be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

D. The Office shall establish policy as needed to implement a

process whereby impacted parties may challenge or protest data and

information published on the Office's mapping system. The process

shall include, but not be limited to, features that:

1. Are heard and ruled on at the Office level;

2. Provide for a ruling by the Office within sixty (60) days of

the submitted challenge or protest; and

3. Upon successful protest action, result in a timely

correction of the map.

E. The Office shall perform and maintain a study of existing

grants, incentives, and programs that may improve physical access to

broadband along with adoption of broadband technologies. The

grants, incentives, and programs may include federal funds, state

funds or resources, tribal funds or resources, donated funds, or

funding available from foundations, endowments or similar resources,

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state or local tax incentives, state or local financing incentives

or options, or federal, tribal, state or local regulatory policies

that would be conducive to improving existing broadband access or

establishing access where it does not currently exist. The Office

shall regularly report on the currently available grants,

incentives, and programs and how best to utilize each.

F. The Office shall create, and update no less than biannually,

a Statewide Broadband Plan. The Plan shall detail what areas are

served, underserved, or unserved according to the prevailing

definitions of the FCC, and how best to improve the infrastructure

and connectivity in underserved and unserved areas. The Plan shall

include, but shall not be limited to, detailing a pathway for

ninety-five percent (95%) of the state's population to be adequately

served by June 30, 2028.

G. The Office shall create the Capital Projects Fund Grant

Report or provide the necessary information to the state entity

drafting the Report. The Report shall be submitted to the

Department of the Treasury no later than September 24, 2022. The

Office shall maintain the Report and submit any and all additional

information as required. The Office shall work with the Joint

Committee to ensure all approved broadband projects utilizing funds

from the Capital Projects Fund follow the correct reporting

requirements based on Department of Treasury guidance.

H. Additionally, the Office is authorized to seek, apply for,

and administer funding through grant opportunities. The Office is

also authorized to administer grant funding awards to recipients and

subrecipients.

I. On or before October 31, 2022, the Office, with the advice

of the Council, shall develop a set of broadband grants or incentive

awards guidelines to be approved by the Board. The grants and

incentive awards shall be for unserved and underserved areas. The

Office shall submit a copy of the guidelines to the Office of the
d to administer grant funding awards to recipients and

subrecipients.

I. On or before October 31, 2022, the Office, with the advice

of the Council, shall develop a set of broadband grants or incentive

awards guidelines to be approved by the Board. The grants and

incentive awards shall be for unserved and underserved areas. The

Office shall submit a copy of the guidelines to the Office of the

Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, the Office of the

President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate, and to the

offices of the chairs of the appropriate legislative committees.

The guidelines shall:

1. Consider a weighted approach for awards based upon the

following:

a. the area's need for services, including, but not

limited to, whether the area is underserved or

unserved,

b. whether there are existing broadband assets in the

area, based on the statewide map,

c. whether existing federal, state, local, tribal, or

private resources have been allocated to broadband

services in the area,

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d. a preference for federal, state, local, tribal, or

private partnerships, and

e. the capacity of the provider to maintain assets for an

extended period of time;

2. Recommend any necessary controls including, but not limited

to, capping the dollar amount of awards, allowing for an auditing

process, and a process that allows for award clawbacks. These

controls shall be in place to ensure the maximum efficiency of the

incentive award and to protect against waste, fraud, or abuse; and

3. Include annual reporting requirements of award recipients to

assess effectiveness of such incentives which shall include, but not

be limited to, changes in coverage resulting from implementing

awarded grants and incentives.