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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to furthering stability and affordable service in the |
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communications industry through the universal service fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 56.025, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a local exchange |
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company that has been receiving support under a commission order |
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issued under this section before January 1, 2005, is entitled to |
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continue to receive that support. The commission may not require |
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the company to reimburse the commission for support that the |
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company received under this section on or after January 1, 2005, and |
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before the date this subsection takes effect. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |