Amend SB 523 as follows: (1) In SECTION 51 of the bill (Engrossed Version, page 62, line 1), strike "first-class mail" and substitute "certified mail, return receipt requested,". (2) Between SECTION 52 of the bill and SECTION 53 of the bill (Engrossed Version, page 67, between lines 16 and 17), add the following SECTION, appropriately numbered, to the bill and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION __. Notwithstanding Section 845.407, Government Code, the Texas County and District Retirement System shall refund a penalty assessed under that section, less any administrative costs associated with the assessment, against a subdivision during the 2000 calendar year if the subdivision filed with the retirement system not later than December 31, 2000, a sworn affidavit stating that: (1) the report and contributions required under Section 845.407, Government Code, were mailed at least 10 days before the date the report and contributions were due; and (2) the United States Postal Service did not return the report and contributions to the subdivision.