Amend SB 573 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS as appropriate: SECTION __. Section 222.053, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: (f) The commission shall certify a county as an economically disadvantaged county on an annual basis as soon as possible after the comptroller reports on the economic indicators listed under Subsection (a). A county certified under this section is eligible for an adjustment under Subsection (c)(2). (g) The commission shall determine whether to make an adjustment under Subsection (c)(2) at the time a political subdivision that consists of all or a portion of an economically disadvantaged county submits a proposal to construct, maintain, or extend a highway or for another type of highway project. (h) The commission may delegate any of its duties or powers under this section to the director or the director's designee.