Amend HB 735, by adding the following new Section and 
renumbering any remaining sections accordingly:
	"SECTION ____. (a) Not later than February 15, 2008, a 
certificated telecommunications utility that, during any part of 
calendar year 2007, recovered from its customers the assessment 
imposed under Section 57.048, Utility Code, shall report to the 
commission and to the comptroller the total amount of the 
assessment the utility recovered from its customers each month.
	(b) Not later than March 15, 2008, the Comptroller shall 
reimburse each telecommunications utility the total amount of the 
assessments recovered from its customers under Section 57.048, 
Utility Code, from January 1, 2007, through the last month of 
calendar year 2007 in which the assessment is imposed on the 
utility.
	(c) Not later than April 1, the commission shall adopt rules 
requiring that the total amount of the reimbursement received by 
each certificated telecommunications utility under subsection (b) 
be used to credit customers' accounts in the manner and within the 
time frame prescribed by the commission."