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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the identification of areas supported by the broadband |
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development program and a plan of the universal service fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 490I, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 490I.01051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 490I.01051. MAP OF AREAS RECEIVING SUPPORT FOR |
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BROADBAND AND CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; REPORT. (a) The |
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broadband development office and the Public Utility Commission of |
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Texas shall jointly create, update annually, and publish on the |
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comptroller's and commission's Internet websites a map that shows |
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areas in this state that are: |
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(1) classified as eligible under Section 490I.0105; |
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(2) served by an eligible provider under Section |
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56.023, Utilities Code, that receives support for that purpose |
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under a plan of the state universal service fund established under |
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Section 56.021, Utilities Code; and |
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(3) described by both Subdivisions (1) and (2). |
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(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the broadband |
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development office and the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall |
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submit a joint report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature that |
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shows the areas described by Subsection (a)(3) and recommendations |
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for withdrawing in those areas support from a plan of the state |
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universal service fund established under Section 56.021, Utilities |
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Code, through a reasonable transition period. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |