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	Amend CSHB 1886 as follows:                                                  

(1)  Strike SECTIONS 1-5, 7, and 9 of the bill and renumber 	subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately.
	(2)  Strike page 5, line 27 through page 6, line 7 and 
substitute the following:
		(6)  "Local governmental entity" means a municipality, 
a county, a river authority, a defense base development authority 
established under Chapter 379B, a municipally owned water utility 
with a separate governing board appointed by the governing body of a 
municipality, or any other special district or authority authorized 
by law to enter into a public works contract for a civil works 
project.  The term does not include a water district or authority 
created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, 
Texas Constitution, with a population of less than 50,000.
	(3)  On page 6, line 18, strike "25,000" and substitute 
"50,000".
	(4)  On page 6, strike lines 20-22.                                            
	(5)  On page 16, line 10, strike "Section 1001.407" and 
substitute "Chapter 1001".
	(6)  On page 17, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following 
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent 
SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 271.904(a), Local Government Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  A covenant or promise in, in connection with, or 
collateral to a contract for engineering or architectural services 
to which a governmental agency is a party is void and unenforceable 
if the covenant or promise provides that a licensed engineer or 
registered architect whose work product is the subject of the 
contract must indemnify, [or] hold harmless, or defend the 
governmental agency against liability for damage, other than 
liability for damage that is caused by or results from the 
negligence of the indemnitor or the indemnitor's agents, 
consultants under contract, or others over which the indemnitor 
exercises control [governmental agency or its agent or employee].