Amend CSHB 1 (house committee report) in Article VII of the bill, following the appropriations to the Department of Transportation (page VII-31), by adding the following appropriately numbered rider:

____.  Broadband Infrastructure Development to Support New Transportation Technology and Enhance Accessibility. (a) Out of money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325, the amount of $30,000,000 is appropriated to the Department of Transportation for each state fiscal year of the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2023, to be used for the development and implementation of statewide broadband infrastructure capable of supporting new transportation technology and enhancing accessibility.

(b)  Any unobligated or unexpended balances of funds out of the allocation made by this rider remaining as of August 31, 2024, are appropriated to the Department of Transportation for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2024, for the same purpose.