HLS 20RS-1606 ENGROSSED
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 77
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
COMMERCE: Urges and requests removal of public and private sector barriers to
accelerate the expansion of broadband in the state
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request the Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission to identify
3 public and private sector barriers to effective broadband expansion in the state and
4 provide recommendations to the legislative committees on commerce on how to
5 remove those barriers.
6 WHEREAS, access to high-speed broadband is a necessity for families, businesses,
7and consumers; a key competitive factor for economic development, education, and quality
8of life; and vital to full participation in economic, educational, political, and social life; and
9 WHEREAS, many areas of this state do not have access to high-speed broadband;
10and
11 WHEREAS, citizens and businesses without access to high-speed broadband suffer
12the practical and economic consequences of this lack of access; and
13 WHEREAS, a lack of high-speed broadband in the state impedes intrastate
14transactions and communications and interstate commerce; and
15 WHEREAS, expeditious expansion of high-speed broadband in the state is necessary
16in order to overcome the practical and economic consequences of the current lack of access;
17and
18 WHEREAS, various barriers are created by the public and private sectors, which stall
19the expeditious expansion that the state's citizens and economy need; and
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HLS 20RS-1606 ENGROSSED
1 WHEREAS, the removal of those barriers would benefit Louisiana families,
2businesses, consumers, educational institutions, and students and allow for a more robust and
3better connected economy.
4 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
5urge and request the Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission to identify public
6and private sector barriers which impede the expeditious expansion of high-speed broadband
7in the state and make recommendations on how to remove these barriers.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana
9Commission submit a report of its findings to the House Committee on Commerce and the
10Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs on or
11before January 1, 2021.
12 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
13Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission within the office of the governor.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 77 Engrossed 2020 Regular Session Schexnayder
Requests the Broadband for Everyone in Louisiana Commission to identify public and
private sector barriers to effective broadband expansion in the state, provide
recommendations on how to remove those barriers, and submit their findings to the House
Committee on Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Consumer Protection,
and International Affairs on or before January 1, 2021.
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