Amend HB 156 by striking all below the enacting clause and 
substituting the following:
	SECTION 1.  Section 361.003, Transportation Code, is amended 
by adding Subsections (m)-(r) to read as follows:
	(m)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the 
governing body of a regional mobility authority has the same powers 
and duties that the commission and the department have under 
Subchapter D relating to the condemnation or purchase of real 
property.  Notwithstanding Section 361.135(a), the concurrence of 
the commission is not a prerequisite to the exercise of the power of 
condemnation by the governing body of the regional mobility 
authority.
	(n)  The governing body of a regional mobility authority may 
acquire real property by the exercise of the power of condemnation 
only if:
		(1)  the real property is located in a county that is 
part of the regional mobility authority; or
		(2)  the real property is not located within a county 
that is part of the regional mobility authority and the 
commissioners court of the county in which the real property is 
located concurs in the exercise of the power of eminent domain to 
acquire the property.
	(o)  Subsection (m) does not authorize the governing body of 
a regional mobility authority to condemn or purchase real property 
of a rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, 
Transportation Code, that was confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in 
which the principal municipality has a population of less than 
750,000, unless the governing body of the regional mobility 
authority has entered into a written agreement with the governing 
body of the rapid transit authority specifying the terms and 
conditions under which the condemnation or purchase of the real 
property will occur.
	(p)  The governing body of a regional mobility authority may 
not file a declaration of taking as provided by Section 361.137 or 
take possession of property as provided by Section 361.138.
	(q)  With respect to a transportation project that is subject 
to Subpart C, 23 C.F.R. Part 450, a power granted by Subsection (m) 
may only be used if the transportation project for which property 
will be condemned or purchased is:
		(1)  included in the plan approved by the applicable 
metropolitan planning organization; and
		(2)  consistent with the statewide transportation plan 
and the statewide transportation improvement plan.
	(r)  A regional mobility authority may not condemn a bridge 
that is owned by a municipality or county and connects this state 
with the United Mexican States.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.