Amend CSSB 102 in Subchapter E, Chapter 773, Health and
Safety Code by striking proposed Section 773.123 (page 2, lines 30
through 34, committee printing) and inserting a new section to read
as follows:
       Sec. 773.123.  CONTROL OF EXPENDITURES FROM THE FUND.
      (a)  Except as provided by subsection (b), money distributed
from the emergency medical services and trauma care system fund
shall be used in accordance with Section 773.122 on the
authorization of the chief executive of the county to which the
money is disbursed on vouchers issued by the county's treasurer.
      (b)  In a county with a population of 291,000 or more, money
distributed from the emergency medical services and trauma care
system fund shall be used in accordance with Section 773.122 on the
joint authorization of the chief executive of the county to which
the money is disbursed and the mayor of the principal municipality
in that county on vouchers issued by the county's treasurer.
      (c)  For the purposes of this section, "principal
municipality" means the municipality with the largest population in
a county to which this section applies.