National Association of Counties
Stearns County, Minn. Commissioner Tarryl Clark testifies before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on rural broadband ahead of 2023 Farm Bill negotiations. Commissioner Clark, chair of NACo's Telecommunications & Technology Steering Committee advocated for the continued importance of focusing on rural communities for broadband deployment, as well as testified to the importance of inter-agency collaboration and streamlining opportunities for broadband access to closing the national digital divide.
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<p>Responsible for all matters pertaining to USDA agriculture, rural development programs, rural renewable energy development, research and extension, food safety, and conservation programs. </p>
<p>All matters pertaining to telecommunications and technology policy, including, but not limited to, the county role as a telecommunications regulator, service provider, and consumer, cable services technology and implementation, info
<p><strong>Since 1997, the Rural Action Caucus (RAC) has represented the nearly 70 percent of America's counties that are rural, addressing critical federal, state and local issues impacting these unique communities.
The IRA offers counties the opportunity to pursue clean energy initiatives and reduce emissions through new competitive grant programs, local resiliency investments and clean energy tax credits.
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