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Amend Amendment No. 332 by Chisum to CSHB 1 (page 420, 
amendment packet) by striking the text of the amendment and 
substituting the following:
	Amend CSHB 1 in Article VII of the bill, under the 
appropriations to the Texas Aerospace Commission (page VII-2), by 
amending Rider 2, Coordination of Spaceport Initiatives, to read as 
follows:
	2.  Coordination of Spaceport Initiatives.   It is the intent 
of the Legislature that the Texas Aerospace Commission, the Texas 
Department of Economic Development, and the Texas Department of 
Transportation [Governor], or their successor agencies, coordinate 
efforts and spending related to developing a reusable launch 
facility or Spaceport.  These agencies shall [develop,] maintain[,] 
and adhere to a memorandum of understanding that is [was] 
established January 1, 2004 [2002], that details the specific 
responsibilities of each agency and continues to provide 
interagency coordination and support to achieve the objective of 
establishing a Spaceport and developing Texas' low cost launch 
capabilities.
	Should federal economic development block grant funds be 
available, $975,000 of such funds shall [should] be used by the 
Texas Aerospace Commission or its successor agencies for the 
purpose of awarding grants or assisting with other proposal 
development costs to selected local Texas communities which may 
compete for the location of such a facility.  A portion of certain 
geographically dedicated funds provided for economic development 
under the community development block grant program shall be used 
to proportionately reduce the amount of Spaceport funding provided 
to any site, if such funds are available and eligible for that 
purpose.  Expenditure of these [federal] funds is [are] conditioned 
upon the participation by the Comptroller of Public Accounts 
[Account] in the development of guidelines for the grant 
application process and contract awards as a means of assuring that 
all applicable state procurement laws and other processes are 
followed.  The Comptroller shall provide assistance in the final 
grant or contract review and recommendation process and shall 
recommend other participants as may be required.  All such grants or 
contracts shall be subject to approval by the Comptroller and 
awarded based upon individual site progress toward Spaceport 
development as determined by the Texas Aerospace Commission, or its 
successor agencies, and the Comptroller.