88R33228 DIO-D
	By: Huffman	S.R. No. 707

	R E S O L U T I O N
	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
	suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
	conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
	Bill 9 (the development and funding of broadband and
	telecommunications services) to consider and take action on the
	following matter:
	Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
	add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
	version of the bill in proposed SECTIONS 3(a), (c), and (d) of the
	bill to read as follows:
	(a)  The comptroller of public accounts shall make a one-time
	transfer in the amount of $155,200,000 from the broadband
	infrastructure fund established under Section 49-d-16, Article
	III, Texas Constitution, to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund
	established under Section 771.0713, Health and Safety Code.
	(c)  Notwithstanding Section 5, Chapter 10 (S.B. 8), Acts of
	the 87th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 2021, the comptroller of
	public accounts may not use funds appropriated under that section
	to support the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program established
	under Section 403.503, Government Code, as added by Chapter 659
	(H.B. 1505), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021,
	after the effective date of this Act.
	(d)  The comptroller of public accounts shall transfer the
	amounts described by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section not
	later than September 15, 2024.
	Explanation: The added text would require the comptroller of
	public accounts to make a one-time transfer from the broadband
	infrastructure fund to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund,
	prohibit the use of certain appropriated money in the Texas
	Broadband Pole Replacement Program after the effective date of the
	bill, and provide that the one-time transfers of money required by
	the bill be made not later than September 15, 2024.