Amend CSSB 9 (House Committee Printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION      . (a)  The governor's office of homeland security 
shall conduct a study to evaluate the security of seaports in this 
state.
	(b)  Not later than December 1, 2006, the governor's office of 
homeland security shall report its findings to the:
		(1)  legislature;                                                             
		(2)  lieutenant governor;                                                     
		(3)  speaker of the house of representatives; and                             
		(4)  governor.                                                                
	(c)  The report shall include:                                                 
		(1)  an evaluation of the compliance of relevant 
entities with the requirements of the federal Maritime 
Transportation Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107–295) and other 
federal law applicable to the security of seaports in this state, 
including the degree of compliance of relevant entities with any 
credentialing systems required by federal law;
		(2)  a summary of the degree to which seaports in this 
state have implemented security procedures to ensure that all 
employees and contractors receive appropriate security screening 
before being provided with access to port locations or sensitive 
information relating to ports;
		(3)  a summary of the degree to which seaports in this 
state have implemented any security fees; and
		(4)  an accounting of the total amount of homeland 
security grants and other homeland security funding that have been 
provided to seaports in this state for security purposes and the 
manner in which those funds have been spent by the recipients.
	(d)  This section expires September 1, 2007.