By: Davis H.B. No. 5191       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the supplemental appropriation and reductions in   appropriation and giving direction and adjustment authority   regarding appropriation for the development of a statewide   broadband infrastructure for new transportation technology.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:   ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS          SECTION 1.01  DEFINITION. In this Act, "ARPA fund" means   money received by this state from the Coronavirus State Fiscal   Recovery Fund (42 U.S.C. Section 802) established under the   American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2) and deposited   to the credit of the Coronavirus Relief Fund No. 325.   ARTICLE 2. BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT          SECTION 2.01  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: BROADBAND   INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The amount of $30,000,000 is appropriated   from the ARPA fund to the comptroller of public accounts for the   two-year period beginning on the effective date of this Act for   immediate deposit to the Department of Transportation for the   development and implementation of a statewide broadband   infrastructure able to support new transportation technology and to   enhance accessibility within the state.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.