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Amend CSSB 356 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                       
	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subsection (a), 
Section 379D.008, Local Government Code (page 2, lines 40 and 41), 
strike "Subsection (f)" and substitute "Subsections (b) and (g)".
	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, following added Subsection 
(a), Section 379D.008, Local Government Code (page 2, between lines 
59 and 60), insert a new Subsection (b) and reletter subsequent 
subsections of added Section 379D.008, Local Government Code, and 
cross-references on page 3, lines 5 and 11, accordingly:
	(b)  A property that is not improved with a habitable 
building or buildings, as described by the municipality's health 
and safety code, may not be sold to a land bank under this section if 
the property is currently occupied by a person who has resided on 
the property for at least a year.
	(3)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subsection (a), 
Section 379D.010, Local Government Code (page 3, line 66), strike 
"requiring" and substitute "and eligible adjacent property owners 
that require".
	(4)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 379D.011, 
Local Government Code (page 4, lines 12-16), and substitute the 
following:
	Sec. 379D.011.  RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL IN ELIGIBLE ADJACENT 
PROPERTY OWNERS.  (a)  Property acquired by the land bank shall be 
offered for sale to eligible adjacent property owners under a right 
of first refusal on terms and conditions developed by the land bank 
that are consistent with this chapter.
	(b)  To be eligible to exercise a right of first refusal 
under this section an owner of property adjacent to property 
acquired by the land bank must have owned and continuously occupied 
that property for at least the five preceding years as that person's 
principal residence.
	(5)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subdivision (3), 
Subsection (a), Section 379D.012, Local Government Code (page 4, 
line 30), strike "one-half" and substitute "two".
	(6)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Subsection (b), 
Section 379D.012, Local Government Code (page 4, line 32), between 
"all" and "adjacent", insert "eligible".