| (a) The office shall make a determination and provide
notice of a reimbursement award or a notice of denial to an applicant
not later than 60 calendar days after the date that the office receives
a completed application from the applicant. An application will not
be considered complete for purposes of this section unless an applicant
has provided all the information necessary for the office to review
the application, including any additional information requested by
the office to complete the review.
(b) The office shall prioritize, and may give preference
to, applications for pole replacement costs for poles located in rural
areas.
(c) All grant funding decisions made by the office
are final and are not subject to appeal.
(d) The approval of a reimbursement award shall not
obligate the office to make any additional, supplemental, or other
reimbursement award.
(e) The office shall provide notice of award to a successful
applicant and, as applicable, the pole owner and the retail broadband
service provider attaching the eligible broadband facility.
(f) After receiving notice of award, a grant recipient
shall have 30 calendar days from receiving the notice of award to
negotiate the terms of the grant agreement between the grant recipient
and the office and to sign the grant agreement. The comptroller may
extend the deadline to fully execute the grant agreement upon a showing
of good cause by a grant recipient. If the grant agreement is not
signed by the grant recipient and received by the office by the later
of the 30th day after the award of the grant agreement or the extended
deadline date, the office may rescind the award.
(g) The office shall issue the award after the grant
agreement is fully executed by the grant recipient and the office.
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