Amend CSHB 1704, SECTION 2, by adding a Section 245.005 to read as follows and renumbering the existing Section 245.005 accordingly: "Section 245.005. DORMANT PROJECTS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, after the first anniversary of the effective date of this Act, a regulatory agency may enact an ordinance, rule, or regulation which places an expiration date on a permit if as of the first anniversary of the effective date of this Act: (i) the permit does not have an expiration date; and (ii) no progress has been made towards completion of the project. Any ordinance, rule, or regulation enacted pursuant to this section shall place an expiration date of no earlier than the fifth anniversary of the effective date of this Act. Progress towards completion of the project shall include any one or more of the following: (1) an application for a final plat or plan is submitted to a regulatory agency; (2) a good-faith attempt is made to file with a regulatory agency an application for a permit necessary to begin or continue towards completion of the project; (3) costs have been incurred for developing the project including, without limitation, costs associated with roadway, utility, and other infrastructure facilities designed to serve, in whole or in part, the project (but exclusive of land acquisition) in the aggregate amount of 5 percent of the most recent appraised market value of the real property on which the project is located; (4) fiscal security is posted with a regulatory agency to ensure performance of an obligation required by the regulatory agency; or (5) utility connection fees or impact fees for the project have been paid to a regulatory agency.