(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the State Chief Information Officer may enter into a contract or a configuration of agreements related to broadband infrastructure, including leases, maintenance and operations of broadband transmission equipment, for a period that exceeds 10 years.
(3) For purposes of ORS 276A.206, the State Chief Information Officer may extend the benefits of telecommunications contracts for broadband networks, communications systems, equipment and services to nonprofit organizations that the State Chief Information Officer designates as communities of interest under ORS 276A.206. [Formerly 283.520; 2018 c.51 §6]