Amend CSHB 1171 by adding a new SECTION ____ to read as
follows and renumbering the subsequent sections appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  Section 402.212, Health and Safety Code is
amended to read as follows:
      Sec. 402.212.  Contract for Operation of Disposal Site
      (a)  The board shall, after competitive bidding, <may>
contract with a <political subdivision or agency of the state or a>
private entity to perform the overall operation of a disposal site.
      (b)  The board by rule shall establish procedures for
selection of and criteria for determining the competence of a
<political subdivision or agency of the state or a> private entity
to perform the overall operation of a disposal site.
      (c)  A contract under this section may not relieve the
authority of its management responsibility under this chapter.