Section 548.20  Definitions

"ARPA" means the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Section 9901, P.L. 117-2, 42 U.S.C. 802.

"Broadband" or "Broadband Service" means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service.  (See 47 CFR 8.1(b).)  This term also encompasses any service that the Federal Communications Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in the previous sentence or that is used to evade the protections set forth in 47 CFR 8.1.

"Build Illinois" means the Build Illinois Bond Fund [30 ILCS 105/5.160].

"DCEO" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

"GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act [30 ILCS 708].

"GATA Rule" means the administrative rules of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget found at 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.

"Grantee" means any applicant for a grant award under this program whose proposal is funded by the Department.

"IIJA" means the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58.

"Last Mile Infrastructure" means broadband installation that serves as the final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-user customer's on-premises telecommunications equipment.

"State" means the State of Illinois.

"Uniform Guidance" means the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR 200.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 17501, effective November 20, 2024)