Amend CSSB 1814 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      
	(1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 3839.052, 
Special District Local Laws Code (page 2, lines 42-46), and 
substitute the following:
	Sec. 3839.052.  APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The mayor and 
members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint 
directors.  The city may consider persons recommended by the board.  
A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing 
body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.

	(b)  Not later than 30 days before nominating a director, the 
board shall solicit from the real property owners in the district 
the names of proposed directors in a manner of the board's choosing.  
The board may nominate for appointment as directors persons from a 
list of names solicited under this subsection.
	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike added Section 3839.106, 
Special District Local Laws Code (page 4, lines 15-33) and renumber 
subsequent sections accordingly.
	(3)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3839.153, 
Special District Local Laws Code, strike added Subsection (a)(4) 
(page 5, lines 4-13), and substitute the following:
		(4)  assessment revenue may only be used to pay for:                   
			(A)  garbage collection;                                              
			(B)  supplemental security and public safety;                         
			(C)  landscaping and beautification projects as 
funds permit;       
			(D)  studying reconstruction of alleyways and 
making minor alleyway repairs;
			(E)  formulation and adoption of neighborhood 
deed restrictions; and
			(F)  other operation and administration costs of 
the district.      
	(4)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3839.154, 
Special District Local Laws Code (page 5, line 23) strike 
"majority" and substitute "two-thirds".
	(5)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3839.161, 
Special District Local Laws Code (page 6, line 46) strike "payable 
from ad valorem taxes".
	(6)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 3839.201, 
Special District Local Laws Code (page 6, line 64) strike "75 
percent" and substitute "two-thirds".
	(7)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, immediately following added 
Section 3839.203, Special District Local Laws Code (page 7, between 
lines 5 and 6) insert the following:
	Sec. 3839.204.  DISSOLUTION; CONTINUATION BY RESOLUTION.  
(a)  Unless continued in existence by the adoption of a resolution 
by the governing body of the City of Houston, the district is 
dissolved September 1, 2011.
	(b)  If the district is dissolved under this section, the 
district shall remain in existence until all debts are paid and the 
remaining assets are transferred to the City of Houston.  The 
dissolution is effective when all assets have been transferred and 
all debts have been discharged.
	(c)  The governing body of the City of Houston may adopt a 
resolution continuing the district only if the governing body finds 
that:
		(1)  the district continues to serve a public use and 
benefit; and   
		(2)  land and other property included in the district 
will continue to benefit from the improvements and services 
provided by the district.
	(d)  The governing body of the City of Houston shall specify 
in the resolution continuing the district a date on which the 
district will be dissolved.  The governing body may not specify a 
date that occurs later than the sixth anniversary of the date of the 
resolution.  The district is dissolved on the date specified in the 
resolution unless the governing body adopts a subsequent resolution 
extending the existence of the district under the procedures 
described by this section.
	(e)  Not later than the 30th day after the date a resolution 
is adopted under this section, the governing body of the City of 
Houston shall file a copy of the resolution continuing the district 
with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.