Amend SB 7 as follows:                                                       

	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, following the semicolon at the 

end of proposed Subsection (b)(2), Section 2206.001, Government 

Code, (page 1, line 29, committee printing) insert "or".

	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, proposed Subsection (b)(3), 

Section 2206.001, Government Code, (page 1, line 35, committee 

printing) strike "; or" and substitute ".".

	(3)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike proposed Subsection 

(b)(4), Section 2206.001, Government Code, (page 1, lines 36-40, 

committee printing).

	(4)  Add a new appropriately numbered section to the bill to 

read as follows and renumber the existing sections as appropriate:

	SECTION __.  Section 203.052, Transportation Code, as 

amended by H.B. No. 2702, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular 

Session, 2005, is amended by amending Subsection (b) to read as 

follows:

	(b)  Property necessary or convenient to a state highway for 

purposes of Subsection (a) includes an interest in real property, a 

property right, or a material that the commission determines is 

necessary or convenient to:

		(1)  protect a state highway;                                                 

		(2)  drain a state highway;                                                   

		(3)  divert a stream, river, or other watercourse from 

the right-of-way of a state highway;

		(4)  store materials or equipment for use or used in the 

construction or maintenance of a state highway;

		(5)  construct or operate a warehouse or other facility 

used in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation 

of a state highway;

		(6)  lay out, construct, or maintain a roadside park;                         

		(7)  lay out, construct, or maintain a parking lot that 

will contribute to maximum use of a state highway with the least 

possible congestion;

		(8)  mitigate an adverse environmental effect that 

directly results from construction or maintenance of a state 

highway;



		(9)  provide a location for [an ancillary facility that 

is anticipated to generate revenue for use in the design, 

development, financing, construction, maintenance, or operation of 

a toll project, including] a gas station, garage, store, hotel, 

restaurant, or other commercial facility that provides services to 

and directly benefits users of the toll facility;

		(10)  construct or operate a toll booth, toll plaza, 

service center, or other facility used in connection with the 

construction, maintenance, or operation of a toll project; or

		(11)  accomplish any other purpose related to the 

location, construction, improvement, maintenance, beautification, 

preservation, or operation of a state highway.