Amend HB 1053 as follows:
      (1)  On page 3, line 16, strike "the improvement of
competitiveness in education" and substitute "excellence in
education through cooperation with public schools, junior colleges,
and institutions of higher education".
      (2)  On page 5, strike lines 5 through 10 and substitute:
      Sec. 386.035.  TAX INCREMENT. (a)  A creating body may use
tax increment financing to fund a development zone, as provided by
Chapter 311, Tax Code, and as modified by this section.
      (b)  On adoption of an order or ordinance by each creating
body, the fund may be used to pay salaries of employees of the
board and administrative expenses of the development zone.
      (c)  For the purpose of tax increment financing under this
section, the board is considered the board of directors of the
reinvestment zone under Chapter 311, Tax Code.  Section 311.009,
Tax Code, does not apply to this chapter.