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Amend CSHB 2702 as follows:                                                  
	(1)  Strike SECTION 1.03 of the bill (committee printing, 
page 5, lines 1-17) and substitute the following:
	SECTION 1.03.  Section 91.071, Transportation Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Each fiscal year, the total amount disbursed by the 
department from the state highway fund to implement this chapter 
may not exceed $50 [$12.5] million.  This subsection does not apply 
to:
		(1)  the acquisition of abandoned rail facilities 
described in Section 91.007;
		(2)  funding derived from the issuance of bonds, 
private investment, and donations;
		(3)  federal funds:                                                    
			(A) from the Federal Railroad Administration; [,]
			(B) from the Federal Transit Administration;                   
			(C)  apportioned under 23 U.S.C. Section 
104(b)(2) for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement 
program; [,] or
			(D) authorized and designated [appropriated] by 
the United States Congress, or authorized and appropriated by the 
United States Congress for a specific project;
		(4)  state matching funds for a federal rail project;                  
		(5) [(4)] grants awarded by the governor from the Texas 
Enterprise Fund; and
		(6) [(5)] grading and bed preparation.                
	(c)  In this section, "private investment" includes 
concession fees paid to the department and payments to the 
department under lease agreements and comprehensive development 
agreements.
	(2)  Strike SECTION 2.23 of the bill (committee printing, 
page 19, lines 15-27) and substitute the following:
	SECTION 2.23.  Section 227.062, Transportation Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (h) to 
read as follows:
	(c)  Each fiscal year, the total amount disbursed by the 
department out of state and federal funds shall not exceed $50 [$25] 
million for the construction or purchase of non-highway facilities 
on the Trans-Texas Corridor.  This subsection does not apply to:
		(1)  funds derived from the issuance of bonds, private 
investment, and donations; [,]
		(2)  federal funds from the Federal Transit 
Administration[,] or the Federal Railroad Administration;
		(3)  funds apportioned under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(2) for 
the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program;
		(4)  funds authorized and designated by the United 
States Congress, or authorized and appropriated by the United 
States Congress for a specific project;
		(5)  state matching funds for a federal rail project; 
[.  This subsection also does not apply to:]
		(6) [(1)]  activities that are subject to the limitation 
in Subsection (a); and
		(7) [(2)]  activities described in Subsection (b)(1). 
	(h)  In this section, "private investment" includes 
concession fees paid to the department and payments to the 
department under lease agreements and comprehensive development 
agreements.