Amend CSHB 2844 as follows:
      Page 2, between lines 14 and 15 insert "(d) This act does not
apply to the use of tax revenue for a convention center complex
which was under construction on the effective date of this Act
including the pledging of such revenue to secure bonds, additional
bonds and refunding bonds.  Tax revenue used for a convention
center complex which was under construction on the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law in effect on April 1, 1999 and
that law is continued in effect for that purpose. "