Amend CSSB 848 by the striking SECTION 1 and substituting the 
following:   
	"SECTION 1.  Subdivision (1), Section 245.001, Local 
Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
		(1)  "Permit" means a license, certificate, approval, 
registration, consent, permit, contract or other agreement for 
construction related to, or provision of, service from a water or 
wastewater utility owned, operated, or controlled by a regulatory 
agency, or other form of authorization required by law, rule, 
regulation, order, or ordinance that a person must obtain to 
perform an action or initiate, continue, or complete a project for 
which the permit is sought."