Uneaten GUMBO Cash Could Pay for 'Nonbroadband' Projects

Louisiana could use unspent cash from a broadband grant program for non-internet infrastructure. The state House voted 100-0 Thursday to pass HB-617, which would permit unobligated funds from the Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities (GUMBO) program for “nonbroadband infrastructure project uses.” Projects would need to satisfy the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund. The bill will go to the Senate.