Amend CSHB 3588 as follows:                                                  
	(1)  On page 46, between lines 19 and 20, insert:                              
	(i)  The commission may not transfer a ferry under this 
section if the ferry is located in a municipality with a population 
of 5,000 or less unless the city council of the municipality 
approves the transfer.
	(2)  On page 84, between lines 9 and 10, insert:                               
	Sec. 370.190.  DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.  (a)  If 
requested by an authority, the department may agree to assume all or 
part of the duty to maintain or operate a turnpike project or ferry 
of the authority.
	(b)  The authority shall reimburse the department for 
necessary costs of maintaining or operating the turnpike project or 
ferry as agreed by the department and the authority.
	(c)  Money received by the department under Subsection (b) 
shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund and is 
exempt from the application of Sections 403.095 and 404.071, 
Government Code.
	(d)  If the department assumes all of the duty to maintain or 
operate a turnpike project or ferry under Subsection (a), the 
authority is not liable for damages resulting from the maintenance 
or operation of the turnpike project or ferry.
	(e)  An agreement under this section is not a joint enterprise 
for purposes of liability.
	(2)  On page 84, line 10, strike "370.190" and substitute 
"370.191".