By: White, Stephenson (Senate Sponsor - Hancock) H.B. No. 2911          (In the Senate - Received from the House May 10, 2021;   May 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &   Commerce; May 21, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable   Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 0;   May 21, 2021, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 2911 By:  Hancock     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to next generation 9-1-1 service and the establishment of   a next generation 9-1-1 service fund.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 771.001, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subdivisions (5-a) and (5-b) and amending   Subdivision (6) to read as follows:                (5-a)  "Next generation 9-1-1 service" has the meaning   assigned by 47 U.S.C. Section 942.                (5-b)  "Next generation 9-1-1 service fund" means the   next generation 9-1-1 service fund established under Section   771.0713.                (6)  "9-1-1 service" means a communications service   that connects users to a public safety answering point through a   9-1-1 system.  The term includes next generation 9-1-1 service.          SECTION 2.  Section 771.059, Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 771.059.  TARGET DATE [DEADLINE] FOR STATEWIDE NEXT   GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE. Before September 1, 2025 [1995], all   parts of the state must be covered by next generation 9-1-1 service.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter D, Chapter 771, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 771.0713 to read as follows:          Sec. 771.0713.  NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE FUND. (a) The   next generation 9-1-1 service fund is created as a fund in the state   treasury outside the general revenue fund.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other law and except as provided by   federal law, the comptroller shall transfer to the credit of the   next generation 9-1-1 service fund any amount available from   federal money provided to this state from the Coronavirus State and   Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under Section 9901 of the American   Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) or from any other   federal governmental source for purposes of this chapter. The   comptroller shall transfer the money as soon as practicable   following the receipt by this state of a sufficient amount of   federal money for the transfer.          (c)  Money deposited to the credit of the next generation   9-1-1 service fund 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. Money in the fund may be distributed to only the   commission and emergency communication districts and must be used   in a manner that complies with federal law.          (d)  Interest earned on money deposited to the credit of the   next generation 9-1-1 service fund is exempt from Section 404.071,   Government Code. Interest on money in the fund shall be retained in   the fund.          (e)  The comptroller may issue guidelines for use by the   commission and emergency communication districts in implementing   this section.          (f)  All money in the fund shall be distributed in accordance   with this section not later than December 31, 2022, and all money   distributed under this section shall be spent not later than   December 31, 2024, for the deployment and reliable operation of   next generation 9-1-1 service.          (g)  This section expires September 1, 2025.          SECTION 4.  Sections 771.0711(g) and (j), Health and Safety   Code, are repealed.          SECTION 5.  Not later than December 1, 2021, the comptroller   of public accounts shall adopt rules necessary to establish and   administer the next generation 9-1-1 service fund established under   Section 771.0713, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.     * * * * *