1. (a)

   1. (1) After each ARC grant is approved, the ISP receiving the grant will have forty-five (45) days to send it to a licensed professional engineer for confirmation that the plans are technically adequate.
   2. (2) The resulting PE stamp shall be provided to the Arkansas Department of Commerce Broadband Office before any further grant funds are disbursed.
2. (b) Projects that fail to win PE approval will be canceled, but the grant recipient can still pay the PE from the grant funds before the remainder of the funds reverts to Arkansas Rural Connect.
3. (c) ISPs can be exempted from the PE stamp requirement if they provide documentation that they have provided broadband coverage to at least one thousand (1,000) subscribers in the state for at least five (5) years.

Codification Notes: "PE" means professional engineer.