Amend CSHB 3323 as follows:
      (1)  On page 1, between lines 13 and 14, insert the
following:
            (2)  "Balance of the county" means that part of the
county that is outside the boundaries of a municipality with a
population of 12,000 or more.
      (2)  On page 1, line 14, strike "(2)" and insert "(3)".
      (3)  On page 1, line 16, strike "(3)" and insert "(4)".
      (4)  On page 5, line 12, between "municipality" and
"located", insert "with a population of more than 500 but less than
12,000".
      (5)  On page 6, line 6, between "county" and the semicolon,
insert "and major thoroughfare plan".
      (6)  On page 8, line 12, between "municipality" and "may",
insert "with a population of 12,000 or more".
      (7)  On page  8, line 14,  between "municipality" and
"located", insert "with a population of 12,000 or more".
      (8)  On page 8, line 18, between "municipality" and "in
which", insert "with a population of 12,000 or more".
      (9)  On page 9, line 13, strike "the balance of" and between
"in the" and "county", insert "balance of the".
      (10)  On page 9, strike lines 23-25 and substitute the
following:
            (1)  a majority of the total votes cast in no
municipality with a population of 12,000 or more favors the
proposition; and
      (11)  On page 9, line 26, strike "in the unincorporated area"
and substitute "of the qualified voters in the balance".
      (12)  On page 25, between lines 19 and 20, insert the
following:
      (d)  The authority shall impose a sales and use tax at a
minimum uniform rate as determined by the executive committee if
the tax is approved at an election in an area that has confirmed
the authority.
      (e)  A municipality with a population of 12,000 or more that
has confirmed the authority may impose a sales and use tax at a
rate higher than the minimum uniform rate established under
Subsection (d) on approval at an election if the authority will
provide the municipality a higher level of service.