The Job Growth and Energy Affordability Policy and Finance met late Sunday night. The conference committee report for SF 1456 is available online.

It looks like the $20 million for broadband grants stays asis. Here are the details:

29.15 Subd. 8.Broadband Development $ 20,250,000 $ 250,000
29.16(a) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is for
29.17deposit in the border-to-border broadband fund
29.18account in the special revenue fund established
29.19under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.396.
29.20(b) $250,000 each year is for the Broadband
29.21Development Office.

AND

39.12 Subd. 4.Administrative Services 7,386,000 7,386,000
…
39.17(b) $100,000 each year is for the support of
39.18broadband development

There is also legislation for small cell equipment collocation. I will to a separate post about that legislation.