Amend CSHB 2877 in SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Section 
7.0025, Water Code, by striking amended Subsections (b) and (c) 
(Senate committee printing page 2, lines 6-35) and substituting the 
following:
	(b)  The commission may initiate an enforcement action on a 
matter under its jurisdiction under this code or the Health and 
Safety Code based on any credible evidence, including information 
the commission [it] receives from a private individual if that  
information, by itself or in combination with the commission's 
evidence, in the commission's judgment, is of sufficient value and 
credibility to warrant the initiation of an enforcement action.
	(c) [(b)]  The executive director or the executive 
director's designated representative may evaluate the value and 
credibility of information received from a private individual and 
the merits of any proposed enforcement action based on that 
information.  In evaluating information under this subsection, the 
executive director or the executive director's designated 
representative shall consider the following criteria:
		(1)  whether the individual providing the information 
is willing to: 
			(A)  submit a sworn affidavit attesting to the 
facts that constitute the alleged violation and authenticating any 
writings, recordings, or photographs provided by the individual; 
and
			(B)  testify in any enforcement proceedings 
regarding the alleged violation;
		(2)  whether any physical or sampling data submitted by 
an individual to prove one or more elements of an enforcement case 
was collected or gathered in accordance with relevant commission 
protocols; and
		(3)  whether the individual submitting the physical or 
sampling data is willing to submit a sworn affidavit that the  
relevant commission protocols were followed when collecting the 
data.