Amend SB 249 on third reading in SECTION 2 of the bill by
striking the last sentence of Section 3.606(j), Public Utility
Regulatory Act of 1995 (Article 1446c-0, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), as added by the Smithee amendment adopted on 2nd
reading, and Substituting the following:
      The obligation to pay the assessment imposed by this
subsection is the obligation of the telecommunications utility or
commercial mobile service provider and, to the extent not
prohibited or preempted by federal law, may not be separately
stated on a customer's bill.