1-1 By: Armbrister, Wentworth S.B. No. 564 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 6, 2001; February 7, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; 1-4 March 26, 2001, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, 1-5 Nays 0; March 26, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the funding and operation of the universal service 1-9 fund. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 56, Utilities Code, is 1-12 amended by adding Section 56.0205 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 56.0205. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, 1-14 "telecommunications provider" does not include a provider of 1-15 customer-owned pay telephone service. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-17 * * * * *