Floor Packet Page No. 4                                                     



	

Amend HB 3 as follows:                                                       

	(1)  On page 2, lines 5, 10, and 12, strike the number "$1.25" 

and insert the number "$1.26";

	(2)  On page 2, lines 14 and 15, strike the number "$1.21" and 

insert the number "$1.22"; and

	(3)  On page 62, ARTICLE 11, insert a new section to read as 

follows:        

	"SECTION 11.02. There is appropriated to the comptroller of 

public accounts for each year of the biennium beginning September 

1, 2005, an amount of general revenue that is equal to the levy of 

$.01 of school district maintenance taxes on each $100 valuation of 

taxable property for the purpose of providing down payment 

assistance to first-time homeowners. The Comptroller may 

administer the down payment assistance program or may enter into an 

interagency agreement with another state agency for the 

administration of the program. This section expires August 31, 

2007."