House Amendment 8289


PAG LIN




     1  1    Amend House File 2536 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 5,  by inserting after line 11 the
     1  3 following:
     1  4    <Sec.    .  SALE OF ASSETS == AUTHORITY PLAN.  The
     1  5 authority shall establish a plan for the sale of the
     1  6 backbone assets conditioned upon the continued use of
     1  7 the network by school districts, community colleges,
     1  8 libraries, area education agencies, and state
     1  9 agencies.  Sale of the backbone assets shall be
     1 10 conditioned upon a written assurance by the purchaser
     1 11 or purchasers that the fees charged for network usage
     1 12 by these entities shall not be increased for a ten=
     1 13 year period and any fee increases after the ten=year
     1 14 period has elapsed shall be reasonable and affordable.
     1 15 The terms of the sale of the assets shall expressly
     1 16 provide that the authority is not authorized to enter
     1 17 into a contract in which the sale of the backbone
     1 18 assets will result in any loss of federal funds due to
     1 19 the common carrier status of the network.>
     1 20 #2.  Page 12, by inserting after line 26 the
     1 21 following:
     1 22    <Sec.    . Section 8D.9, subsection 2, Code
     1 23 Supplement 2003, is amended by striking the
     1 24 subsection.>
     1 25 #3.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 29 KURTENBACH of Story
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     1 33 HORBACH of Tama
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     1 37 SANDS of Louisa
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     1 41 QUIRK of Chickasaw
     1 42 HF 2536.203 80
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