Amend CSHB 3383 as follows:
      (1)  Add the following section, appropriately numbered, to
read as follows:
      SECTION ____.  (a)  This section applies to each county of
this state that:
            (1)  has a population of 290,000 or more; and
            (2)  includes all or part of an island that borders the
Gulf of Mexico.
      (b)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a building code
adopted on or after April 1, 1997, does not apply to a county
subject to this section.
      (c)  For purposes of this section, "building code" means any
new building standard, specification, or guideline adopted by the
commissioner of insurance on or after April 1, 1997.
      (d)  This section expires June 1, 1999.
      (2)  Renumber sections of the bill appropriately.