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	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.