Floor Packet Page No. 192                                                   

	
Amend CSSB 1, in Article X of the bill, by adding the 
following appropriately numbered rider following the appropriation 
to the State Auditor's Office:
	___. Effectiveness Audit of the Texas Department of 
Transportation.  It is the intent of the legislature that the state 
auditor, pursuant to the auditor's authority under Section 
321.0134, Government Code, use an appropriate portion of the funds 
appropriated to the State Auditor's Office by this Act to perform an 
effectiveness audit of the Texas Department of Transportation and 
evaluate the department's planned use of state money, including 
fees, tolls, and other revenue sources to support future 
transportation projects.  It is the intent of the legislature that 
the state auditor complete the audit and submit the audit report not 
later than January 1, 2007.