Amend CSSB 175 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the
bill accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Section 391.011(d), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      (d)  A commission may not expend funds for an automobile
allowance for a member of the governing body of the commission if
the member holds another state, county, or municipal office.
<Funds may be expended for reimbursement of actual travel expenses,
including mileage for automobile travel, incurred while the member
is engaged in the official business of the commission.>
      SECTION ____.  Chapter 391, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 391.0115 to read as follows:
      Sec. 391.0115.  RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION TRAVEL COSTS.  In
reimbursing commission personnel for travel expenses, a commission
may not expend funds for travel in excess of the amount of money
that may be expended for state personnel under the General
Appropriations Act or travel regulations adopted by the
comptroller, including any restrictions on mileage reimbursement,
per diem, and lodging reimbursement rates.