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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Joint Resolution 125 (creating the |
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broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband |
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access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects) to |
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consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not included in either the house |
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or senate version of the joint resolution in proposed SECTION 1 of |
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the joint resolution, by adding Section 49-d-16(f), Article III, |
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Texas Constitution, to read as follows: |
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(f) The comptroller may transfer money from the fund to |
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another fund as provided by general law. The state agency that |
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administers the fund to which the money is transferred as |
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authorized by this subsection may use the money without further |
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appropriation only for the expansion of access to and adoption of |
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broadband and telecommunications services as provided by general |
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law. |
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Explanation: The added text would enable the comptroller of |
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public accounts to transfer money from the broadband infrastructure |
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fund to another fund, authorizing the state agency administering |
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the fund to which the money is transferred to use it only for the |
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expansion of access to and adoption of broadband and |
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telecommunications services. |