Amend HB 2257 by adding the following to SECTION 1 of the 
bill:            
	SECTION 1.  Section 545.353, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsections (h) to read as follows:
	(h)  Notwithstanding Section 454.352(b), the commission may 
establish a speed limit of 75 miles per hour in daytime on a part of 
the highway system if:
		(1)  the commission determines that 75 miles per hour 
in daytime is a reasonable and safe speed for that part of the 
highway system; and
		(2)  that part of the highway is located in a county 
with a population density of less than 15 [10] persons per square 
mile.