| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the participation of deregulated telecommunications |
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| 8 | 6 | | companies in the lifeline program. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 65.102(b), Utilities Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 9 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the |
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| 13 | 11 | | commission has only the authority provided by this section over a |
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| 14 | 12 | | deregulated company that holds a certificate of operating authority |
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| 15 | 13 | | issued under this subchapter. Subject to Subsection (c), the |
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| 16 | 14 | | following provisions apply to a deregulated company and may be |
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| 17 | 15 | | enforced by the commission using the remedies provided by |
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| 18 | 16 | | Subchapter B, Chapter 15, and Subsection (d): |
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| 19 | 17 | | (1) Subchapter A, Chapter 15; |
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| 20 | 18 | | (2) Subchapters A, C, and D, Chapter 17, as applicable |
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| 21 | 19 | | to carriers holding a certificate of operating authority; |
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| 22 | 20 | | (3) Sections 52.007, 52.060, and 52.156; |
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| 23 | 21 | | (4) Sections 54.001, 54.002, 54.003, 54.004, 54.005, |
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| 24 | 22 | | 54.006, 54.008(a), 54.101, 54.102, 54.103, 54.105, 54.151, 54.156, |
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| 25 | 23 | | 54.158, 54.159, 54.255, 54.256, 54.257, 54.259, 54.260, and 54.261; |
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| 26 | 24 | | (5) Sections 55.010, [55.015,] 55.123, 55.133, |
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| 27 | 25 | | 55.134, 55.136, and 55.137; |
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| 28 | 26 | | (6) Chapter 56, except Subchapters F and G; |
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| 29 | 27 | | (7) Chapter 60; |
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| 30 | 28 | | (8) Chapter 62; |
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| 31 | 29 | | (9) Subchapter E, Chapter 64; |
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| 32 | 30 | | (10) Sections 65.001, 65.002, 65.003, and 65.004, this |
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| 33 | 31 | | subchapter, and Subchapter E of this chapter; and |
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| 34 | 32 | | (11) Chapter 66. |
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| 35 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 34 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 35 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 36 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1003 passed the Senate on |
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| 37 | + | April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 38 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 40 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1003 passed the House on May |
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| 41 | + | 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, two present not |
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| 42 | + | voting. |
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| 43 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 45 | + | Approved: |
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| 46 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | + | Date |
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| 48 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | + | Governor |
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