Amend HB 3348 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Subsections
(b)-(d), Section 2.01, Article 4413(47g), Revised Statutes (Senate
Committee Printing page 1, lines 33-56), and substitute the
following:
      (b)  The executive officer, or a person designated by the
executive officer, of each of the following organizations serves on
the council:
            (1)  the Texas Oil & Gas Association;
            (2)  the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners
Association;
            (3)  the Permian Basin Petroleum Association;
            (4)  The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers;
            (5)  The Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners
Association; and
            (6)  The National Association of Royalty Owners-Texas.
      (c)  The governor shall appoint to serve on the council seven
members from lists of nominees provided by the organizations listed
in Subsection (b) of this section.
      (d)  The members of the council by majority vote shall
appoint to serve on the council two members as follows:
            (1)  one representative of the crude oil purchasing
industry; and
            (2)  one representative of the pipeline industry.
      (2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subsection (a),
Section 2.02, Article 4413(47g), Revised Statutes, between
"council" and "serve" (Senate Committee Printing page 1, between
lines 57 and 58), insert "appointed under Sections 2.01(c) and (d)
of this article".
      (3)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subsection (a),
Section 2.02, Article 4413(47g), Revised Statutes (Senate Committee
Printing page 1, line 58), strike "five members" and substitute
"two or three members, as applicable,".
      (4)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subsection (b),
Section 2.02, Article 4413(47g), Revised Statutes, between
"vacancy" and "on" (Senate Committee Printing page 1, line 60),
insert "in an appointive position".
      (5)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, at the end of added Subsection
(b), Section 5.01, Article 4413(47g), Revised Statutes (Senate
Committee Printing page 2, line 43), add "For purposes of the
limitation provided by this subsection on assessments imposed on a
producer, assessments imposed on an affiliate or subsidiary, as
defined by Article 13.02, Texas Business Corporation Act, of a
producer are considered to have been imposed on the producer."
      (6)  Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (Senate Committee Printing
page 3, lines 43-59), and substitute the following:
      SECTION 2.  (a)  As soon as practicable after receiving the
lists described by Section 2.01(c), Article 4413(47g), Revised
Statutes, as added by this Act, the governor shall appoint persons
to serve on the Texas Energy Resource Council.  The governor shall
designate two persons to serve on the council for terms expiring
February 1, 2003, two persons to serve on the council for terms
expiring February 1, 2005, and three persons to serve on the
council for terms expiring February 1, 2007.
      (b)  As soon as practicable after taking office, the members
of the Texas Energy Resource Council designated or appointed under
Sections 2.01(b) and (c), Article 4413(47g), Revised Statutes, as
added by this Act, shall appoint one person to serve on the council
for a term expiring February 1, 2003, and one person to serve on
the council for a term expiring February 1, 2005.