Amend CSHB 9 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 490I.0103(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) This chapter does not grant the comptroller authority to regulate broadband services or broadband service providers or, except as required [of an applicant or recipient] under Section 490I.0106 or 490I.01063, to require broadband service providers to submit information to the comptroller.
SECTION ____. Chapter 490I, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 490I.01063 to read as follows:
Sec. 490I.01063. INFORMATION REPORT. Not later than January 1 and July 1 of each year beginning in the 2024 calendar year, in the manner prescribed by rule by the comptroller, an award recipient shall submit to the comptroller a report that includes information regarding the:
(1) use of the grant, loan, or other financial incentive awarded under Section 490I.0106;
(2) services provided with the grant, loan, or other financial incentive awarded under Section 490I.0106;
(3) progress on a project funded wholly or partially with the grant, loan, or other financial incentive awarded under Section 490I.0106; and
(4) locations served with the grant, loan, or other financial incentive awarded under Section 490I.0106, identifying unserved and underserved locations.