Amend HB 1845 as follows:  Beginning on page 2, line 15,
strike Section 142.005, Tax Code, as added by the bill, and
substitute the following:
      Sec. 142.005.  AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT. (a)  The
comptroller is authorized and directed to participate in the
development of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement with one
or more states to simplify and modernize sales and use tax
administration in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax
compliance for all sellers and for all types of commerce.  In the
development of the agreement, the comptroller may act jointly with
other states that are members of the agreement to establish
standards for certification of a certified service provider and
certified automated system and establish performance standards for
multistate sellers.
      (b)  The comptroller or the comptroller's designee may
represent this state before the other states that are signatories
to the agreement.