Amend CSHB 1983 by inserting a new Section 34 on page 14,
between lines 22 and 23, to read as follows and renumber the
remaining sections accordingly:
      SECTION 34.  Section 772.402, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      Sec. 772.402.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a) This
subchapter applies only to a county having a population of more
than 500,000 <1.5 million> in which a communication district has not
been created under Subchapter B or C.
      (b)  A communication district created under this subchapter
after September 1, 1999 may only be created by a county if:
            (1)  the county coordinates its 9-1-1 service with all
home rule cities within the boundaries of the county;
            (2)  at least one of the home rule cities within the
county has a population greater than 400,000; and
            (3)  the home rule cities are authorized under Texas
law to provide their own 9-1-1 service separate from the state
system administered by the commission.