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Amend CSHB 2020 as follows:                                                  

(1)  On page 3, line 18, strike "or" and substitute "[or]".
	(2)  On page 3, line 25, between "percent" and the bracketed 
language, insert the following:

; or                                                                   
		(6)  if the person operates wells, another form of 
financial security authorized by rules adopted by the commission 
under Subsection (b-1)
	(3)  On page 3, between lines 26 and 27, insert the 
following:               
	(b-1)  The commission by rule may authorize a person who 
operates wells to file a form of financial security other than those 
provided by Subsections (b)(1)-(5), including insurance.  The rules 
must require the security to be in an amount sufficient to ensure 
the plugging of the person's wells.
	(4)  On page 5, line 21, strike "or" and substitute "[or]".   
	(5)  On page 6, line 1, between "percent" and the bracketed 
language, insert the following:

; or                                                                   
		(6)  if the person operates wells, another form of 
financial security authorized by rules adopted by the commission 
under Subsection (b-1)
	(6)  On page 6, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:                   
	(b-1)  The commission by rule may authorize a person who 
operates wells to file a form of financial security other than those 
provided by Subsections (b)(1)-(5), including insurance.  The rules 
must require the security to be in an amount sufficient to ensure 
the plugging of the person's wells.