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By:  Lewis (Senate Sponsor - Harris)                              H.B. No. 522
	(In the Senate - Received from the House March 31, 2003; 
April 3, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on 
Intergovernmental Relations; April 22, 2003, reported favorably by 
the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 22, 2003, sent to 
printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the allowable operating expenses of certain 9-1-1 
emergency communication districts.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 772.217, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 772.217.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating 
expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing 
and operating a 9-1-1 system and costs for related services [to all 
equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public 
safety answering point and other related answering points] that the 
board considers necessary.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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