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Amend CSHB 2702 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered sections of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS 
accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 201.113, Transportation Code, is 
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
	(c)  An agreement entered into under this section may provide 
that an improvement of a portion of the state highway system by a 
regional tollway authority is governed by the provisions of Chapter 
366 applicable to the performance of the same function for a 
turnpike project under that chapter and the rules and procedures 
adopted by the regional tollway authority under that chapter, in 
lieu of the laws, rules, or procedures applicable to the department 
for the performance of the same function.
	SECTION ____.  Section 361.301, Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 361.301.  AGREEMENTS WITH PUBLIC [OR PRIVATE] ENTITIES 
[TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, REPAIR, AND OPERATE TURNPIKE PROJECTS].  
(a)  The [Notwithstanding Section 361.231 and Subchapter A, 
Chapter 2254, Government Code, the] department may enter into an 
agreement with a public [or private] entity [, including a toll road 
corporation,] to permit the entity, independently or jointly with 
the department, to design, develop, finance, construct, maintain, 
repair, or [and] operate turnpike projects.
	(b)  An agreement entered into under this section with a 
regional tollway authority governed by Chapter 366 may provide that 
a function described in Subsection (a) that is performed by a 
regional tollway authority is governed by the provisions of Chapter 
366 applicable to the performance of the same function for a 
turnpike project under that chapter and the rules and procedures 
adopted by the regional tollway authority under that chapter, in 
lieu of the laws, rules, or procedures applicable to the department 
for the performance of the same function.  [The department may 
authorize the investment of public and private money, including 
debt and equity participation, to finance a function described by 
this section.]
	SECTION ____.  Section 366.033, Transportation Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (k) to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Rules adopted by the authority must be published in a 
newspaper with general circulation in the area in which the 
authority is located once each week for two consecutive weeks after 
adoption of the rule.  The notice must contain a condensed statement 
of the substance of the rule and must advise that a copy of the 
complete text of the rule is filed in the principal office of the 
authority where the text may be read by any person.  A rule becomes 
effective 10 days after the date of the second publication of the 
notice under this subsection [comply with the procedures in 
Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, and are subject to 
Section 2001.038, Government Code, except that the action may be 
brought only in a district court of a county located in the 
authority].
	(k)  If an authority enters into a contract or agreement to 
design, finance, construct, operate, maintain, or perform any other 
function for a turnpike project, system, or improvement authorized 
by law on behalf of a local governmental entity, the commission, the 
department, a regional mobility authority, or any other entity, the 
contract or agreement may provide that the authority, in performing 
the function, is governed by the applicable provisions of this 
chapter and the rules and procedures adopted by the authority under 
this chapter, in lieu of the laws, rules, or procedures applicable 
to the other party for the performance of the same function.