HBA-DMD H.B. 2387 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2387
By: Turner, Sylvester
State Affairs
4/27/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In 1998, the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board (board) granted
$12.5 million to the General Services Commission in order to finance an
upgrade of the TEXAN telecommunications network which serves 5,500 state
agencies and local governments, and 2,200 educational locations. The
primary purpose of the board is to assist public schools, libraries, and
public hospitals. H.B. 2387 deletes the requirement of the board to use
money in the qualifying entities account for any statewide
telecommunications network. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 3.606, Article 1446c-0, V.T.C.S. (Public Utility
Regulatory Act of 1995), by amending Subsection (p), to delete the
requirement of the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board to use
money in the qualifying entities account for any statewide
telecommunications network. Makes a conforming change. 

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.