34 Tex. Admin. Code § 5.480 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Fund
(a) Definitions. The following words and
terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
Commission--The Commission on State Emergency Communications.
(2) Comptroller--The Comptroller of Public
Accounts for the State of Texas.
(3) Coronavirus funds--Coronavirus State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No.
117-2), §9901.
(4) Emergency
communication district--Has the meaning assigned by Health and Safety Code,
§
771.001(3).
(5) Fund--The Next Generation 9-1-1 Service
Fund established under Health and Safety Code, §
771.0713.
(6) Next generation 9-1-1 service--Has the
meaning assigned by 47
U.S.C. §
942.
(b) Transfer of money to the fund.
(1) Notwithstanding any other law and except
as provided by federal law, the comptroller shall transfer to the credit of the
fund as authorized by the legislature any amount available from federal money
provided to this state from the Coronavirus funds or from any other state or
federal governmental source for purposes of Health and Safety Code, Chapter
771, including money appropriated or otherwise credited to the fund.
(2) The comptroller shall transfer the money
as soon as practicable following:
(A) the
receipt by this state of a sufficient amount of federal money for the transfer;
or
(B) the effective date of the
most recent legislative appropriation for purposes of Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 771.
(c) Administration, distribution, and use.
(1) The commission shall administer the
fund.
(2) The commission shall
distribute all money deposited to the credit of the fund from the Coronavirus
funds, including any interest earned on money deposited to the credit of the
fund from the Coronavirus funds, by August 31, 2024. This paragraph does not
apply to the distribution of money deposited to the credit of the fund from any
other state or federal governmental source for purposes of Health and Safety
Code, Chapter 771, including money appropriated or otherwise credited to the
fund.
(3) Money deposited to the
credit of the fund:
(A) may be used only for
the purpose of supporting the deployment and reliable operation of next
generation 9-1-1 service, including the costs of equipment, operations, and
administration;
(B) may be
distributed to only the commission and emergency communication districts as
provided in Health and Safety Code, §
771.0713(c),
(c-1), (c-2), and (c-3); and
(C)
must be used in a manner that complies with state and federal law, including
the requirements of Health and Safety Code, §
771.0713.
(4) All money distributed under
paragraph (2) of this subsection must be spent by December 31, 2026.
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