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Amend HB 3630 (Senate committee printing) by adding the 
following SECTION to the bill, appropriately numbered, and 
renumbering existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION __.  Section 23.42, Tax Code, is amended by amending 
Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), an [An] 
individual is entitled to have land he owns designated for 
agricultural use if, on January 1:
		(1)  the land has been devoted exclusively to or 
developed continuously for agriculture for the three years 
preceding the current year;
		(2)  the individual [he] is using and intends to use the 
land for agriculture as an occupation or a business venture for 
profit during the current year;  and
		(3)  agriculture is the individual's [his] primary 
occupation and primary source of income.
	(a-1)  On or after January 1, 2008, an individual is not 
entitled to have land designated for agricultural use if the land 
secures a home equity loan described by Section 50(a)(6), Article 
XVI, Texas Constitution.