Amend CSSB 1444 as follows: 1. On page 24, after line 23, add a new SECTION 36 to read as follows: SECTION 36. Notwithstanding Section 26.028(c), Water Code, a public hearing on an application by a district for a commission permit under Section 26.027, Water Code, for effluent composed of disinfected sewage or municipal waste proposing secondary or greater treatment and no discharge of pollutants into any water in the state shall be in the same manner as provided by Section 382.0561, Health and Safety Code. 2. Renumber the subsequent SECTIONS appropriately.