Amend CSHB 846 at page 8, line 15 by adding a new SECTION 24 to read as follows and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONs accordingly: SECTION 24. Section 49.234, Water Code, is added to read as follows: Sec. 49.234. ELECTRIC GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, AND DISTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS. (a) A district that owns or operates raw water pipelines which convey surface water, groundwater, or both through more than ten counties for municipal and industrial purposes may: (1) develop, generate, transmit, or distribute water power and electric energy inside the district's boundaries for its own use, provided that the district may not generate electric energy under this section by means of hydroelectric generation; (2) purchase electric energy from any available source for use at a facility the district owns, operates, and maintains inside the district's boundaries; (3) enter into an agreement to acquire, install, construct, finance, operate, make an addition to, own, or operate an electric energy generating, transmission, or distribution facility jointly with another person; or (4) sell or otherwise dispose of any of the district's interest in a jointly owned facility described by Subdivision (3) of this subsection. (b) This section does not affect the applicability of Title 2, Utilities Code, to a district or to actions of a district.