Amend Section 1 of CSHB 1676 as follows:
      On page 2, lines 17-22, amend subsection (c) to read as
follows:
      (c)  The available earnings of the fund may be appropriated
to the Texas Department of Health for the purpose of developing and
demonstrating cost-effective prevention and intervention strategies
for improving health outcomes for children and the public, <and> for
providing grants to local communities to address public health
priorities, and for providing grants to local communities for
essential public health services as defined in the Health and
Safety Code.