Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections

47 U.S.C. § 393 — Criteria for approval and expenditures by Secretary

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

47 U.S.C. § 393 — Criteria for approval and expenditures by Secretary

**(a) Construction and planning grants** The Secretary, in consultation with the Corporation, public telecommunications entities, and as appropriate with others, shall establish criteria for making construction and planning grants. Such criteria shall be consistent with the objectives and provisions set forth in this subpart, and shall be made available to interested parties upon request. **(b) Basis for determination** The Secretary shall base determinations of whether to approve applications for grants under this subpart, and the amount of such grants, on criteria developed pursuant to subsection (a) and designed to achieve— (1) the provision of new telecommunications facilities to extend service to areas currently not receiving public telecommunications services; (2) the expansion of the service areas of existing public telecommunications entities; (3) the development of public telecommunications facilities owned by, operated by, and available to minorities and women; and (4) the improvement of the capabilities of existing public broadcast stations to provide public telecommunications services, including services to underserved audiences such as deaf and hearing impaired individuals and blind and visually impaired individuals. **(c) Noncommercial radio broadcast station facilities** Of the sums appropriated pursuant to [section 391 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section391&num=0&edition=prelim) for any fiscal year, a substantial amount shall be available for the expansion and development of noncommercial radio broadcast station facilities.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 47 U.S.C. § 393

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

Original supplied file — preserved unchanged

Download original Markdown file

File SHA-256: 2da528d150f3112bcfa2f16563bb5f80e9121aa6e13c00d2c72b0670729470f7. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.

Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.

Open the recorded source website ↗

Record provenance

Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_ad5de23d2c3c446e534ae122
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-47/section-393-criteria-for-approval-and-expenditures-by-secretary--7f814fc5de.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 2f4dee3131a65f93c52275e22dd66a41c680e751e77aee8d939a726e9fdc346f

Source location: Title 47, Chapter 5, § 393; chapter-005-wire-or-radio-communication.md

Stored source content

Cross-references

Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

47 U.S.C. § 391 — Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated $42,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994, to be used by the Secretary of Commerce to assist in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities as provided in this subpart. Sums appropriated under this subpart for any fiscal year shall remain available until expended for payment of grants for projects for which applications approved by the Secretary pursuant to this subpart have been submitted within such fiscal year. Sums appropriated under this subpart may be used by the Secretary to cover the cost of administering the provisions of this subpart.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 47 U.S.C. § 391

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

47 U.S.C. § 390 — Declaration of purpose

The purpose of this subpart is to assist, through matching grants, in the planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities in order to achieve the following objectives: (1) extend delivery of public telecommunications services to as many citizens of the United States as possible by the most efficient and economical means, including the use of broadcast and nonbroadcast technologies; (2) increase public telecommunications services and facilities available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and (3) strengthen the capability of existing public television and radio stations to provide public telecommunications services to the public.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 47 U.S.C. § 390

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

47 U.S.C. § 392 — Grants for construction

**(a) Applications for grants** For each project for the construction of public telecommunications facilities there shall be submitted to the Secretary an application for a grant containing such information with respect to such project as the Secretary may require, including the total cost of such project, the amount of the grant requested for such project, and a 5-year plan outlining the applicant’s projected facilities requirements and the projected costs of such facilities requirements. Each applicant shall also provide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that— (1) the applicant is (A) a public broadcast station; (B) a noncommercial telecommunications entity; (C) a system of public telecommunications entities; (D) a nonprofit foundation, corporation, institution, or association organized primarily for educational or cultural purposes; or (E) a State or local government (or any agency thereof), or a political or special purpose subdivision of a State; (2) the operation of such public telecommunications facilities will be under the control of the applicant; (3) necessary funds to construct, operate, and maintain such public telecommunications facilities will be available when needed; (4) such public telecommunications facilities will be used primarily for the provision of public telecommunications services, and that the use of such public telecommunications facilities for purposes other than the provision of public telecommunications services will not interfere with the provision of such public telecommunications services as required in this part; (5) the applicant has participated in comprehensive planning for such public telecommunications facilities in the area which the applicant proposes to serve, and such planning has included an evaluation of alternate

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 47 U.S.C. § 392

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

47 U.S.C. § 393 — Criteria for approval and expenditures by

Page 232 TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS § 392a § 392a. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–567, title II, § 201, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2409 Section, act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 392A, as added June 5, 1976, Pub. L. 94–309, § 8, 90 Stat. 685, re- lated to demonstrations of telecommunications, grants and contracts. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Nov. 2, 1978, see section 403 of Pub. L. 95–567, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 390 of this title. § 393. Criteria for approval and expenditures by Secretary (a) Construction and planning grants The Secretary, in consultation with the Cor- poration, public telecommunications entities, and as appropriate with others, shall establish criteria for making construction and planning grants. Such criteria shall be consistent with the objectives and provisions set forth in this subpart, and shall be made available to inter- ested parties upon request. (b) Basis for determination The Secretary shall base determinations of whether to approve applications for grants under this subpart, and the amount of such grants, on criteria developed pursuant to sub- section (a) and designed to achieve— (1) the provision of new telecommunications facilities to extend service to areas currently not receiving public telecommunications serv- ices; (2) the expansion of the service areas of ex- isting public telecommunications entities; (3) the development of public telecommuni- cations facilities owned by, operated by, and available to minorities and women; and (4) the improvement of the capabilities of ex- isting public broadcast stations to provide public telecommunications services, including services to underserved audiences such as deaf and h

Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 47 U.S.C. § 393

Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.