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Amend CSHB 7 (house committee printing) on page 7 by striking lines 14 through 23 and substituting the following:
SECTION 7. Section 771.079, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), money [Money] in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for planning, development, provision, or enhancement of the effectiveness of 9-1-1 service or for contracts with regional planning commissions for 9-1-1 service, including for the purposes of:
(1) maintaining 9-1-1 service levels while providing for a transition to a system capable of addressing newer technologies and capable of addressing other needs;
(2) planning and deploying statewide, regional, and local emergency network systems; and
(3) updating geospatial mapping technologies.
(c-1) The legislature may appropriate money from the account to provide assistance to volunteer fire departments under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, only if:
(1) the purposes described by Subsection (c) have been accomplished or are fully funded for the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection is made; and
(2) all other sources of revenue dedicated for the purposes of providing assistance to volunteer fire departments under Subchapter G, Chapter 614, Government Code, are obligated for the fiscal period for which an appropriation under this subsection is made.