By Maxey H.B. No. 292 77R1175 JRD-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to directing the telecommunications infrastructure fund 1-3 board to provide for the development and availability of 1-4 information technologies and telecommunications services necessary 1-5 for the provision of telemedicine services to rural areas. 1-6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-7 SECTION 1. Section 57.0455, Utilities Code, is amended to 1-8 read as follows: 1-9 Sec. 57.0455. MASTER PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. 1-10 (a) The board shall adopt a master plan for infrastructure 1-11 development. The plan must: 1-12 (1) cover a five-year period; 1-13 (2) be updated annually; and 1-14 (3) describe the project, timeline, and resource 1-15 allocation targets for each year included in the plan. 1-16 (b) The plan must provide for developing and ensuring the 1-17 availability of information technologies and telecommunications 1-18 services necessary for the provision of telemedicine services to 1-19 rural areas of the state. 1-20 (c) The board shall publish each proposed amendment to the 1-21 plan and each proposed annual update in the Texas Register in 1-22 accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 2002, Government Code. 1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.