Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1		-	H.B. No. 2422
	1	+	By: Anderson, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 2422
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 25, 2019;
	3	+	April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Business & Commerce; May 14, 2019, reported adversely, with
	5	+	favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8,
	6	+	Nays 0; May 14, 2019, sent to printer.)
	7	+	Click here to see the committee vote
	8	+	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2422 By: Nichols
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	11	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	12		AN ACT
5	13		relating to the coordination of certain broadband projects by the
6	14		Texas Department of Transportation.
7	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	16		SECTION 1. Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by
9	17		adding Subchapter H-1 to read as follows:
10	18		SUBCHAPTER H-1. COORDINATION OF BROADBAND INSTALLATION
11	19		Sec. 201.671. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
12	20		(1) "Broadband" means a mass-market retail service by
13	21		wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and
14	22		receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints,
15	23		including capabilities that are incidental to and enable the
16	24		operation of the service. The term includes a service that is
17	25		functionally equivalent to the service described by this
18	26		subdivision.
19	27		(2) "Broadband conduit" means a conduit, pipe,
20	28		innerduct, or microduct for fiber-optic or other cables that
21	29		supports broadband and wireless facilities for broadband.
22	30		Sec. 201.672. COORDINATION. (a) The department shall
23	31		provide notice on the department's Internet website of ongoing and
24	32		planned highway construction projects for which the department will
25	33		provide voluntary joint trenching opportunities in the state's
26	34		right-of-way for broadband providers. A broadband provider may
27	35		collaborate with the department to deploy broadband conduit or
28	36		other broadband facilities in those rights-of-way.
29	37		(b) The department shall give special consideration to
30	38		broadband deployment described by Subsection (a) that is likely to
31	39		improve access to broadband by rural or underserved communities.
32	40		(c) To the extent practicable, the department shall assist
33	41		political subdivisions in taking advantage of voluntary joint
34	42		trenching opportunities.
35	43		Sec. 201.673. REPORT. Annually, the department shall
36	44		submit to the legislature a report that explains the actions taken
37	45		by the department in carrying out this subchapter and identifies
38	46		any costs or cost savings to the state and private entities
39	47		associated with voluntary joint trenching opportunities.
40	48		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
41		-	______________________________ ______________________________
42		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
43		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2422 was passed by the House on April
44		-	24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 2, 1 present, not
45		-	voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
46		-	No. 2422 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 5,
47		-	2 present, not voting.
48		-	______________________________
49		-	Chief Clerk of the House
50		-	I certify that H.B. No. 2422 was passed by the Senate, with
51		-	amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
52		-	0.
53		-	______________________________
54		-	Secretary of the Senate
55		-	APPROVED: __________________
56		-	Date
57		-	__________________
58		-	Governor
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