On Thursday, September 5th at 11:00 AM CST, Chairman Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) and the Senate Committee on Local Government will host a hearing to discuss how local governments spend funds directly distributed to them by the federal government. The discussion will include Harris County's use of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to set up a guaranteed-income pilot program, local government spending of directly distributed federal funds, and study issues about extra-territorial jurisdictions related to the implementation of SB 2038 and HB 3053.