Amend CSHB 1445 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 37 of the bill, in proposed Section
11.011(h), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes) (committee printing page 22, lines 51-52), strike "the
nearest greyhound racetrack" and substitute "any greyhound
racetrack within 60 miles".
      (2)  In SECTION 37 of the bill, in proposed Section
11.011(h), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes) (committee printing page 22, lines 54-58), strike "the
horse racetrack may purchase and offer wagering on greyhound race
simulcast signals and shall pay the amounts specified under
Subsection (d)(1) of this section to the nearest greyhound
racetrack" and substitute "the commission shall, after reviewing an
application by either the horse racetrack or the greyhound
racetrack, set the terms of the purchase of simulcast signals.  The
commission shall make a decision not later than the 60th day after
the date of receipt of the application".
      (3)  In SECTION 37 of the bill, in proposed Section
11.011(i), Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes) (committee printing page 22, lines 64-67), strike "the
greyhound racetrack may purchase and offer wagering on interstate
horse race simulcast signals and shall pay the amounts specified in
Subsection (c)(1) of this section to the nearest Class 1 horse
racetrack" and substitute "the commission shall, after reviewing an
application by either the horse racetrack or the greyhound
racetrack, set the terms of the purchase of simulcast signals.  The
commission shall make a decision not later than the 60th day after
the date of receipt of the application".
      (4)  In SECTION 27 of the bill, in proposed Section 6.091(c),
Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes),
(committee printing page 17, line 69 through page 18, line 1),
strike "a fee of 1.5 percent to be paid to the racetrack facility
in this state sending the signal" and substitute "a fee to be set
pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.011".
      (5)  In SECTION 27 of the bill, in proposed Subsections (e)
and (f) of Section 6.091, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes), (committee printing page 18, lines 21-52),
strike proposed Subsections (e) and (f) and substitute "(e)  The
purse set aside under Subsection (c)(4) of this section shall be
deposited into an escrow account in the registry of the commission,
to be used solely for purses at the Texas horse racetrack that
provided the cross-species simulcast signal." and reletter
subsequent subsections accordingly.
      (6)  In SECTION 46 of the bill, in proposed Section 16.021,
Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes),
(committee printing page 30, line 4), strike "The" and substitute
"Subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 11.011,
the".