88R33230 DIO-D
By: Huffman S.R. No. 709
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House
Joint Resolution 125 (creating the broadband infrastructure fund to
expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of
connectivity projects) to consider and take action on the following
matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the committee to
add text on a matter not included in either the house or senate
version of the joint resolution in proposed SECTION 1 of the joint
resolution, by adding Section 49-d-16(f), Article III, Texas
Constitution, to read as follows:
(f) The comptroller may transfer money from the fund to
another fund as provided by general law. The state agency that
administers the fund to which the money is transferred as
authorized by this subsection may use the money without further
appropriation only for the expansion of access to and adoption of
broadband and telecommunications services as provided by general
law.
Explanation: The added text would enable the comptroller of
public accounts to transfer money from the broadband infrastructure
fund to another fund, authorizing the state agency administering
the fund to which the money is transferred to use it only for the
expansion of access to and adoption of broadband and
telecommunications services.