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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the supplemental appropriation and reductions in |
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appropriation and giving direction and adjustment authority |
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regarding appropriation for the development of a statewide |
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broadband infrastructure for new transportation technology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 1.01 DEFINITION. In this Act, "ARPA fund" means |
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money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal |
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Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the |
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited |
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to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325. |
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ARTICLE 2. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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SECTION 2.01 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: BROADBAND |
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INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The amount of $30,000,000 is appropriated |
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from the ARPA fund to the comptroller of public accounts for the |
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two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for |
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immediate deposit to the Department of Transportation for the |
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development and implementation of a statewide broadband |
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infrastructure able to support new transportation technology and to |
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enhance accessibility within the state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |