Amend HB 2130 (committee printing) by inserting a new 
appropriately numbered SECTION of the bill to read as follows:
	SECTION ____.  This section applies only to a project, as 
defined by Chapter 245, Local Government Code, in progress on the 
date a water district or authority with regional management and 
regulatory authority over groundwater withdrawals within all or 
part of at least five counties adopts any rule requiring a permit or 
authorization for a project to improve or develop land.  A project 
is considered in progress if a permit or other form of authorization 
establishing vested rights for the project pursuant to Chapter 245, 
Local Government Code, was in effect in the area of the authority's 
jurisdiction as of the rule's adoption date, whether before, on, or 
after the effective date of this Act.  A district or authority may 
not impose permit requirements on or otherwise regulate a project 
in progress as described by this section.  This section supersedes 
any other applicable law to the extent of any conflict.