Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2604

BY: Senator(s) Carter

     AMEND by inserting the following new section after line 254 and renumbering the succeeding sections accordingly:

SECTION *. In the event federal rules or guidelines require funds to be expended before the Legislature meets on the Tuesday after the first Monday of January, 2023, and such requirement is certified by the Executive Director of the Public Utilities Staff, the commission shall be authorized to expend funds from the Mississippi Broadband Expansion Fund and shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Legislative Budget Office of such expenditures prior to their distribution.