Amend CSHB 1892 by adding the following appropriately
numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS
of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 284.002, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 284.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER [TO CERTAIN COUNTIES
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS]. (a) Except as provided by
Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a county that [:]
[(1)] has a population of 250,000 [50,000] or more [and
borders the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf;
[ (2) has a population of 1.5 million or more;
[ (3) is adjacent to a county that has a population of
1.5 million or more; or
[ (4) borders the United Mexican States].
(b) A local government corporation created under Chapter 431
in a county to which this chapter applies has the same powers as a
county acting under this chapter, except as provided by Chapter
362.