Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §7104-B, sub-§1, ¶D is enacted to read:

D.__"Qualified health center" means a federally qualified health center or a health center that provides free public access to health care services in medically underserved areas if the commission determines, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services, that including the health center as a qualified health center is in the public interest.

Sec. 2. 35-A MRSA §7104-B, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2001, c. 522, §1, is further amended to read:

2. Authority. Pursuant to the authority granted in section 7104 and in order to carry out the policy goals established by section 7101, subsections 1, 2 and 4, the commission shall establish a telecommunications education access fund, referred to in this section as the "fund," and require all telecommunications carriers offering telecommunications services in the State and any other entities identified by the commission pursuant to subsection 8 to contribute to the fund. The fund must be available, with any accumulated interest, to qualified libraries, qualified schools, qualified health centers and the Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine to assist in paying the costs of acquiring and using advanced telecommunications technologies.

Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §7104-B, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 522, §2, is further amended to read:

4. Use of fund. The fund must be used to provide discounts to qualified libraries, qualified schools, qualified health centers and the Raymond H. Fogler Library at the University of Maine for the following:

A. Telecommunications services;

B. Internet access;

C. Internal connections;

D. Computers;

E. Training; and

F. Content.