1. (1) Upon receipt of a completed statement of interest, the broadband coordinator shall notify the applicant that review of the statement of interest has been initiated. The broadband coordinator may request additional information from the applicant or facilitate one or more meetings with the applicant to determine whether accommodation of the applicant’s broadband facility is appropriate for the STIP project.

2. (2) The department will not select an applicant if installation of its broadband facility may:

   1. (a) Increase the cost of the STIP project;
   2. (b) Cause a change or delay to the STIP project schedule;
   3. (c) Modify the scope of the STIP project;
   4. (d) Require additional coordination, concurrence or permitting by a local agency, federal agency or other state agency;
   5. (e) Conflict with another existing or planned transportation facility;
   6. (f) Create any safety hazard; or
   7. (g) Create additional impediments to traffic.
3. (3) If multiple applicants qualify, the department may select more than one applicant and more than one broadband facility for installation in a state highway based on the location of the STIP project, the need for multiple broadband facilities, the space available and other factors that are specific to the STIP project.
4. (4) An applicant’s failure to submit a statement of interest form within the time required by the department, or an applicant’s failure to provide sufficient information on the statement of interest form or in response to a request by the department for additional information may be grounds for the department to refuse to review the statement of interest.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 184.619, 184.920(2) & 184.925

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 184.911-184.925 & 23 CFR 645.301-645.309

History

DOD 4-2025, adopt filed 12/11/2025, effective 01/01/2026